Ian purchased 100 shares of Peach Computer stock for $18 per share, plus a $45 brokerage commission.

Question:

Ian purchased 100 shares of Peach Computer stock for $18 per share, plus a $45 brokerage commission. Every 6 months she received a dividend from Peach of 50 cents per share. At the end of 2 years, just after receiving the fourth dividend, she sold the stock for $23 per share and paid a $58 brokerage commission from the proceeds. What annual rate of return did she receive on her investment?

Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...