Home Services Common Stock Offers an Expected Total Return of 14.56

question 66

Multiple Choice

Home Services common stock offers an expected total return of 14.56 percent. The last annual dividend was $2.27 a share. Dividends increase at a constant 2.1 percent per year. What is the dividend yield?

• A) 16.66 percent
• B) 16.48 percent
• C) 13.35 percent
• D) 14.20 percent
• E) 12.46 percent

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Adjusting Entry

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