Maple Corporation Is Expected to Pay an Annual Dividend of $0.45

question 88

Multiple Choice

Maple Corporation is expected to pay an annual dividend of $0.45 per share in the coming year,and to trade for $12.50 at the end of the year.If investments with the same risk as Maple's stock have an expected return of 6.95%,what is Maple's dividend yield?

• A)3.7%
• B)3.6%
• C)3.5%
• D)4.0%
• E)3.4%

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