One Year Ago,Barkley's Stock Sold for $20 a Share

question 34

Multiple Choice

One year ago,Barkley's stock sold for $20 a share.During last year,Barkley's paid $1.40 per share in dividends and saw its stock price increase by five percent for the year.Today,the firm announced that it will pay $1.43 per share in dividends this year.What do you know with certainty about the performance of Barkley's stock for this year?

• A)The total rate of return will be higher this year than it was last year.
• B)The dividend yield for this year will be higher than it was last year.
• C)The capital gains yield will be positive.
• D)The dividend yield for this year will be lower than it was last year.
• E)The total rate of return will be lower this year than it was last year.

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