The Following Table Shows Your Stock Positions at the Beginning

question 43

Multiple Choice

The following table shows your stock positions at the beginning of the year, the dividends that each stock paid during the year, and the stock prices at the end of the year. What is your portfolio percentage return?
$$\begin{array} { l r c c c } \text { Company } & \text { Shares } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Beginning of } \\\text { Year Price }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Dividend } \\\text { per Share }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { End of } \\\text { Year Price }\end{array} \\\mathrm { W } & 100 & \$ 25.00 & \$ 1.00 & \$ 24.00 \\\mathrm { P } & 200 & \$ 14.00 & \$ 0.75 & \$ 15.25 \\\mathrm {~J} & 400 & \$ 8.00 & & \$ 10.00 \\\mathrm { D } & 200 & \$ 3.00 & \$ 0.50 & \$ 3.50\end{array}$$

• A) 3.85 percent
• B) 11.54 percent
• C) 15.38 percent
• D) 17.58 percent

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