Suppose you buy 100 shares of 3M at $86 a share and sell all shares one year later for $99 a share. During the year, you earned a dividend of $2.10 a share. What was your rate of return? Report your answer in percentages with one decimal point

What will be an ideal response?

The rate of return is $2.10/$86 + ($99 - $86)/$86 = 17.6%.

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