Answer:
The correct answer is (a) these two stocks must have the same expected year-end dividend
Explanation:
Solution
Given that:
The overall total return is consists of hr capital gain and dividend yield.
For Stock A the total return needed is 10% and it;s capital yield is 7%, hence, the Dividend of A is 3%.
However for the Stock B the total return needed is 12% and the capital gain is 9%, so the dividend yield is 3%.
Therefore the second the option A is correct.
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