Microsoft Corp $($MSFT$)$ stock has its closing price at $$409\mathrm{.}72(1/29/2024).$ It currently $(2024)$ pays $$0\mathrm{.}75$ per share quarterly dividend $($the dividend was $$0\mathrm{.}36$ per share quarterly in $2016(8$ years ago$).$

Part A:

Assuming constant growth, what is the growth rate on the MSFT stock dividend?

Group of answer choices

$12\mathrm{.}70\%$

$7\mathrm{.}64\%$

None of them

$9\mathrm{.}61\%$

$4\mathrm{.}63\%$

Part B:

For the past $5$ years, the NASDAQ index went from $6,837\mathrm{.}25(1/30/2019)$ to $17,706\mathrm{.}00(1/29/2024).$ Assume it represents the expected return for the market portfolio, what is the expected return for the market portfolio?

Group of answer choices

$15\mathrm{.}94\%$

$9\mathrm{.}28\%$

None of them

$7\mathrm{.}17\%$

$20\mathrm{.}96\%$

Part C:

Currently, the beta for MSFT stock is $0\mathrm{.}88,$ and the yield on $6-$month T$-$bill is $5\mathrm{.}19\%.$ What is the required return for MSFT stock based on CAPM?

Group of answer choices

$7\mathrm{.}02\%$

$13\mathrm{.}51\%$

$19\mathrm{.}07\%$

None of them

$10\mathrm{.}39\%$

Part D:

Based the current closing price of MSFT stock on $1/29/2024,$ what is the yield of MSFT stock?

Group of answer choices

$12\mathrm{.}06\%$

None of them

$8\mathrm{.}69\%$

$10\mathrm{.}41\%$

$7\mathrm{.}35\%$

Part E:

Is MSFT stock over$-$priced or underpriced?

Group of answer choices

overpriced

not enough information

underpriced

correctly priced