Suppose a stock had an initial price of $78 per share, paid a dividend of $1.25 per

Question:

Suppose a stock had an initial price of $78 per share, paid a dividend of $1.25 per share during the year, and had an ending share price of $87. Compute the percentage total return.

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...