You purchase 100 shares of stock for $50 a share. The stock pays a $4 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) $46; (ii) $50; (iii) $55? b. What is your real (inflation-adjusted) rate of return if the inflation rate is 6%

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You purchase 100 shares of stock for $50 a share. The stock pays a $4 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) $46; (ii) $50; (iii) $55?

b. What is your real (inflation-adjusted) rate of return if the inflation rate is 6%?

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