You purchase $100$ shares of stock for $$50$ a share. The stock pays a $$2$ per share dividend at year$-$end.

a$.$ What is the rate of return on your investment if the end$-$of$-$year stock price is $($i$)$ $$48$; $($ii$)$ $$50$; $($iii$)$ $$55?$

b$.$ What is your real $($inflation$-$adjusted$)$ rate of return if the inflation rate is $3\%?$

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What is the rate of return on your investment if the end$-$of$-$year stock price is $($i$)$ $$48$; $($ii$)$ $$50$; $($iii$)$ $$55?$

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