You Consider Buying a Share of Stock at a Price

question 15

Multiple Choice

You consider buying a share of stock at a price of $25. The stock is expected to pay a dividend of $1.50 next year, and your advisory service tells you that you can expect to sell the stock in 1 year for $28. The stock's beta is 1.1, rf is 6%, and E[rm] = 16%. What is the stock's abnormal return?

• A) 1%
• B) 2%
• C) -1%
• D) -2%

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