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A common stock pays an annual dividend of $3.40 and sells for $51.20 a share. What...

A common stock pays an annual dividend of $3.40 and sells for $51.20 a share. What is the total expected rate of return if the dividend yield represents 40 percent of the total return?

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  • 17.74%

  • 16.60%

  • 14.50%

  • 15.49%

  • 14.17%

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Answer #1

Dividend yield=annual dividend/current price

=(3.4/51.2)

=0.06640625

Dividend yield=40%*Total return

Total return =0.06640625/0.4

=16.60%(Approx).

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