Question

BREMCO recently paid a $2.80 annual dividend on its common stock. This dividend increases at an average rate of 3.8 percent per year. The stock is currently selling for $26.91 a share. What is the market rate of return

Answer 1

14.60%

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of market rate of return is shown below:-

Market rate of return = (Dividend × (1 + Growth rate)) ÷ Current price of stock + Growth rate

= ($2.8 × (1 + 3.8%)) ÷ 26.91 + 0.038

= ($2.8 × 1.038) ÷ 26.91 + 0.038

= $2.9064 ÷ 26.91 + 0.038

= 0.108 + 0.038

= 14.60%

So, for computing the market rate of return we simply applied the above formula.