Consider the following price and dividend data for Ford Motor$$ Company:

Date

Price$($$$)$

Dividend$($$$)$

December$31,2004$

$ $14\mathrm{.}28$

January$26,2005$

$ $13\mathrm{.}74$

$ $0\mathrm{.}15$

April$28,2005$

$$$$9\mathrm{.}14$

$ $0\mathrm{.}15$

July$29,2005$

$$$$10\mathrm{.}74$

$ $0\mathrm{.}15$

October$28,2005$

$$$$8\mathrm{.}02$

$ $0\mathrm{.}15$

December$30,2005$

$$$$7\mathrm{.}72$

Assume that you purchased Ford Motor Company stock at the closing price on December$31,2004$ and sold it at the closing price on December$30,2005.$ Your realized annual return is for the year $2005$ is closest$$ to:

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Part $1$

A$.$

negative $38\mathrm{.}4\%$

B$.$

negative $44\mathrm{.}8\%$

C$.$

negative $42\mathrm{.}62\%$

D$.$

negative $40\mathrm{.}5\%$