Fools Gold Mining Company Is Expected to Pay a Dividend

question 73

Multiple Choice

Fools Gold Mining Company is expected to pay a dividend of $8 in the upcoming year. Dividends are expected to decline at the rate of 2% per year. The risk-free rate of return is 6%, and the expected return on the market portfolio is 14%. The stock of Fools Gold Mining Company has a beta of 0.25. The return you should require on the stock is

• A) 2%.
• B) 4%.
• C) 6%.
• D) 8%.

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Definitions:

Business Activities

Operations and actions undertaken by a company to generate revenue, such as sales, service provision, and production.

Acquisition

The process of obtaining control of another corporation or asset.

Disposal

The act of getting rid of an asset through sale, exchange, retirement, or destruction.

Accounting Equation

The fundamental principle of double-entry bookkeeping: Assets = Liabilities + Equity, depicting the relationship between a company's resources and claims on those resources.