You are bullish on Unum stock.  The current market price is $50 per share, and you have $4,000 of your own to invest.  You borrow an additional $4,000 from your broker at an interest rate of 8.5% per year and invest the $8,000 in the stock. What will be your rate of return on the stock if it goes up by 9.36% during the next year? Group of answer choices   7.64% 10.22% 10.53% 13.57% 12.29%

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You are bullish on Unum stock.  The current market price is $50 per share, and you have $4,000 of your own to invest.  You borrow an additional $4,000 from your broker at an interest rate of 8.5% per year and invest the $8,000 in the stock.

What will be your rate of return on the stock if it goes up by 9.36% during the next year?

Group of answer choices
 
7.64%
10.22%
10.53%
13.57%
12.29%
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