The common stock of Zeta Group sells for $42 per share, has a rate of return of 12.2 percent, and a dividend growth rate of 1.8 percent annually. What was the amount of the last annual dividend paid

The amount of the last annual dividend paid is $4.3.

Explanation:

Given:

The common stock of Zeta Group sells for $42 per share, has a rate of return of 12.2 percent, and a dividend growth rate of 1.8 percent annually.

Now, to find the amount of last annual dividend paid.

Let the amount of last annual dividend paid be

Price of per share () =

Rate of return () =

Rate of dividend growth () =

Now, to get the amount of last dividend paid we put formula:

Multiplying both sides by 0.104 we get:

Dividing both sides by 1.018 we get:

Therefore, the amount of the last annual dividend paid is $4.3.