Answer: 17.9%
Step-by-step explanation:
From the question, a stock was bought one year ago for $48.28 per share and sold today for $55.92 per share and also paid a $1.38 per share dividend today.
The realized return will be calculated as:
Po = (P1 + D1) ÷ (1+Re)
48.28 = (55.92 + 1)/(1 + Re)
48.28 = 56.92/(1 + Re)
Cross multiply
48.28 + 48.28Re = 56.92
48.28Re = 56.92 - 48.28
48.28Re = 8.64
Re = 8.64/48.28
Re = 0.179 = 17.9%