Assume you bought a share of stock in Microsoft one year ago. Determine the market price for your stock now and one year ago, and whether any dividends were paid in the past year.

Based on the information provided, answer the following:

1. What was the price today and one year ago (from the day you are doing the assignment; report on the date) ; calculate the past year's capital gains yield?

2. What was the last dividend paid this year and the dividend yield for this year (reported under "Div & Yield"). Note that the second, figure is the dividend yield and is reporting the total annual dividends paid divided by the current share price?

3. What was the total return on the stock for the past year, in other words, the capital gain yield for the past year plus dividend yield for the past year (report this in percentage terms)?

4. Would you have been pleased with Your Corporation stock performance over the past year? Why?