1. **Stating the problem:**
We are given a dividend growth model with multiple growth rates and need to find the price of the stock at time 0, denoted as $Price_0$.
2. **Given data:**
- Initial dividend $D_0 = 10$
- Growth rates:
- $g_1 = 10\%$ for years 1 to 1
- $g_2 = 5\%$ for years 2 to 5
- $g_3 = 2\%$ from year 6 onwards
- Required rate of return $r = 0.2$
- Time points: 0, 1, 5, 6, 25, 26 (used to segment growth periods)
3. **Formula used:**
The price of a stock with multiple growth rates is the present value of all future dividends:
$$
Price_0 = \sum_{t=1}^{n} \frac{D_t}{(1+r)^t} + \frac{P_n}{(1+r)^n}
$$
where $P_n$ is the price at the start of the last growth period, calculated using the Gordon Growth Model:
$$
P_n = \frac{D_{n+1}}{r - g_3}
$$
4. **Calculate dividends for each period:**
- Dividend at year 1:
$$
D_1 = D_0 \times (1 + g_1) = 10 \times 1.10 = 11
$$
- Dividend at year 2:
$$
D_2 = D_1 \times (1 + g_2) = 11 \times 1.05 = 11.55
$$
- Dividend at year 5:
$$
D_5 = D_1 \times (1 + g_2)^4 = 11 \times 1.05^4 = 11 \times 1.21550625 = 13.37056875
$$
- Dividend at year 6:
$$
D_6 = D_5 \times (1 + g_3) = 13.37056875 \times 1.02 = 13.637980125
$$
5. **Calculate price at year 5 using Gordon Growth Model:**
$$
P_5 = \frac{D_6}{r - g_3} = \frac{13.637980125}{0.2 - 0.02} = \frac{13.637980125}{0.18} = 75.76655625
$$
6. **Calculate present value of dividends from year 1 to 5:**
We discount each dividend and the price at year 5 back to time 0:
$$
Price_0 = \sum_{t=1}^5 \frac{D_t}{(1+r)^t} + \frac{P_5}{(1+r)^5}
$$
Calculate each term:
- $\frac{D_1}{(1+r)^1} = \frac{11}{1.2} = 9.1667$
- $\frac{D_2}{(1+r)^2} = \frac{11.55}{1.2^2} = \frac{11.55}{1.44} = 8.0208$
- $\frac{D_3}{(1+r)^3} = \frac{D_2 \times 1.05}{1.2^3} = \frac{11.55 \times 1.05}{1.728} = \frac{12.1275}{1.728} = 7.0177$
- $\frac{D_4}{(1+r)^4} = \frac{D_3 \times 1.05}{1.2^4} = \frac{12.1275 \times 1.05}{2.0736} = \frac{12.7339}{2.0736} = 6.1433$
- $\frac{D_5}{(1+r)^5} = \frac{13.3706}{2.48832} = 5.3733$
- $\frac{P_5}{(1+r)^5} = \frac{75.7666}{2.48832} = 30.4413$
Sum all:
$$
Price_0 = 9.1667 + 8.0208 + 7.0177 + 6.1433 + 5.3733 + 30.4413 = 66.1631
$$
7. **Final answer:**
$$
\boxed{Price_0 \approx 66.16}
$$
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