Last Year,you Purchased a Stock at a Price of $47

question 45

Multiple Choice

Last year,you purchased a stock at a price of $47.10 a share.Over the course of the year,you received $2.40 per share in dividends while inflation averaged 3.4 percent.Today,you sold your shares for $49.50 a share.What is your approximate real rate of return on this investment?

• A)6.30 percent
• B)6.79 percent
• C)7.18 percent
• D)9.69 percent
• E)10.19 percent

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Definitions:

External Motivation

is the push or drive to perform a task or engage in an activity due to factors outside oneself, such as rewards or the avoidance of negative consequences, effectively a synonym for extrinsic motivations with an emphasis on its external nature.

Need to Belong

The inherent human drive to seek connections and interactions with others, considered a fundamental motivational force.

Secondary Emotion

Emotions that are more complex and are usually a response to a primary emotion; for example, feeling shame as a result of feeling fear.

Shame

Shame is a powerful, complex emotion that stems from a sense of failure or inadequacy and can significantly impact an individual's self-esteem and social interactions.