You purchase 100 shares of stock for $50 a share. The stock pays a $3 per share dividend at year-end.  A. What is the rate of return on your investment if the end of year stock price is (I) $47; (ii) $50; (iii) $53? B. What is your real (inflation adjusted) rate of return if the inflation rate is 5%?

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You purchase 100 shares of stock for $50 a share. The stock pays a $3 per share dividend at year-end. 

A. What is the rate of return on your investment if the end of year stock price is (I) $47; (ii) $50; (iii) $53?

B. What is your real (inflation adjusted) rate of return if the inflation rate is 5%?

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Holding period return includes capital gain and dividend amount received form the share in its calculation of expected rate of return.

 

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