What is the annual rate of return on an investment in a common stock that cost $40.50 if the current dividend is $1.50 and the growth in the value of the shares and the divedend is 8%.
1.50% (1.04)/40.50 = 3.85% is the dividend yield averaged over one year, relative to the stock value at the begining of the year. Add to this the stock value appreciation of 8.00% and you get a total return of 11.85%