Answer:
Originally pay for the stock = $8
Explanation:
Given:
Total return = 62.5%
Value of stock (after 1 year) = $12
Dividend during the year = $1
Originally pay for the stock = ?
Computation:
[tex]Total\ return = [\frac{Dividend + (Value\ of\ stock\ after\ 1\ year - Purchase\ Value)}{Purchase\ Value} ]\times 100[/tex]
[tex]62.5 = [\frac{1 + (12 - Purchase\ Value)}{Purchase\ Value} ]\times 100\\\\0.625 Purchase\ Value = 1 + 12 - Purchase\ Value\\\\1.625 Purchase\ Value = 13\\\\Purchase\ Value = 8[/tex]
Originally pay for the stock = $8