In May 2008, the Yahoo!Finance Website Provided the Following Information

question 35

Multiple Choice

In May 2008, the Yahoo!Finance website provided the following information for the stock of Oracle: If you assume that the earnings growth rate represents the long-run earnings growth rate for
The firm, what is the implied rate of return required by investors? Round your answer to the
Nearest tenth of a percent.

• A)36.6%
• B)44.2%
• C)34.3%
• D)51.3%

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