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Suppose an Investor Buys a Share of Stock for $40

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Suppose an investor buys a share of stock for $40 and sells it for $45 after one year. At the end of that year, the dividend per stock is $1. The company has 100,000 shares outstanding and a total profit for the year of $500,000. Calculate the price-earnings ratio for this firm at the time the stock was sold.


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