Answer:
Market rate of return on stock = 11.2152%
Explanation:
Details provided are
Market rate per share = $27.21
Dividend to be paid at year end = $1.80
Expected dividend growth rate = 4.6%
Expected return of market has to be calculated.
Using the dividend growth model we have,
[tex]Price\ of\ share\ = \frac{Dividend\ at\ year\ end}{Market\ return\ - Growth\ rate}[/tex]
[tex]27.21 = \frac{1.80}{Rm - 4.6}[/tex]
Market return - growth = [tex]\frac{1.8}{27.21} = 6.6152[/tex]
Market return = 6.6152 + 4.6 = 11.2152%
Market rate of return on stock = 11.2152%