The two-stage dividend growth model evaluates the current price of a stock based on the assumption a stock will:
A. pay an increasing dividend for a period of time and then cease paying dividends altogether.
B. increase the dividend amount every other year.
C. pay a constant dividend for the first two quarters of each year and then increase the dividend the last two quarters of each year.
D.grow at a fixed rate for a period of time after which it will grow at a different rate indefinitely.
E. pay increasing dividends for a fixed period of time, cease paying dividends for a period of time, and then commence paying increasing dividends for an indefinite period of time.