B-3 (10 Marks)

As an investor with a marginal federal tax rate of 29% and a provincial tax

rate of 11.16%, you have decided to purchase 2,000 shares of ABC CORP. and hold them for 1 year. The current market price of a share of ABC is $ 40.00. An investment analyst has indicated that the shares are expected to rise in price by 10% in 1 years time and that ABC is expected to declare and pay a dividend of $ 1.00 per share for the coming year.

Required:

If you purchase the shares, what will be your expected total after-tax rate of return from

the investment and selling the shares after 1 year?