A's stock pays a dividend once each year, and it just paid a dividend of $0.85 yesterday.

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A's stock pays a dividend once each year, and it just paid a dividend of $0.85 yesterday. The current market price of the stock is $12.14. If investors believe that A will increase its dividends by 7 percent per year forever, what is the required rate of return on A's stock?

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Calculate the required rate of return.