Suppose the price of one share of a particular stock fell from $26.25 to $24.75 over the course of a year, and the stock paid a dividend of $0.90 per share during the same year. What was the total return on the share of stock?

A. 9.1 percent
B. 2.4 percent
C. ?5.7 percent
D. ?2.3 percent


Answer: D

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