Fred just paid $124.01 for a share of preferred stock that pays $10.23 per year in dividends. The stock has no expiration date. What rate of return is Fred earning on this investment? Show your answer in decimal form to four places (e.g., 12.34% would be entered as 0.1234)

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Fred just paid $124.01 for a share of preferred
stock that pays $10.23 per year in dividends.
The stock has no expiration date.
What rate of return is Fred earning on this
investment? Show your answer in decimal form
to four places (e.g., 12.34% would be entered
as 0.1234)
Transcribed Image Text:Fred just paid $124.01 for a share of preferred stock that pays $10.23 per year in dividends. The stock has no expiration date. What rate of return is Fred earning on this investment? Show your answer in decimal form to four places (e.g., 12.34% would be entered as 0.1234)
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