Last Year You Bought Some Alpha Stock for $26

question 20

Multiple Choice

Last year you bought some Alpha stock for $26.75 a share. It is currently selling for $32.50. You received a dividend of $2.25 during the year. What is your total rate of return?

• A) 30%
• B) 21%
• C) 8.5%
• D) 12%

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Definitions:

Excess Burden

Excess burden is the economic loss society incurs as a result of tax inefficiencies, beyond the tax itself, often due to distorted economic behaviors.

Economic Decisions

Choices made by individuals, households, or governments regarding allocation of resources and distribution of goods and services.

Excess Burden

The cost to society created by market inefficiency, which can occur through such things as government intervention in the market or taxes that distort market outcomes.

Tax Revenue

The money collected by a government from its citizens and businesses through various forms of taxation.