Brian Carty, a prominent investor, is evaluating investment alternatives. If he believes an individual equity will rise

Question:

Brian Carty, a prominent investor, is evaluating investment alternatives. If he believes an individual equity will rise in price from $59 to $71 in the coming one-year period, and the share is expected to pay a dividend of $1.75 per share, and he expects at least a 15% rate of return on an investment of this type, should he invest in this particular equity?

Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...