You bought a share of Pacebook stock for $20 at the beginning of the year. Pacebook stock paid dividend of $1.50 total this year. Now, it is the end of the year, and you decided to sell the stock at the current price of $23. If you ignore any trading costs and taxes, what is your simple holding period return on the stock? answer is 22.5%

You bought a share of Pacebook stock for $20 at the beginning of the year. Pacebook stock paid dividend of $1.50 total this year. Now, it is the end of the year, and you decided to sell the stock at the current price of $23. If you ignore any trading costs and taxes, what is your simple holding period return on the stock? answer is 22.5%

EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

14th Edition

ISBN:9781337514835

Author:MOYER

Publisher:MOYER

Chapter7: Common Stock: Characteristics, Valuation, And Issuance

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 17P

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