A2 10 a 10. Aunt Kathleen owns 3000 preferred shares of ABC Inc., and she is thinking of selling 100 of these shares to pay for a new computer. These shares pay a stable quarterly dividend of $0.65...

A2 10 a

10. Aunt Kathleen owns 3000 preferred shares of ABC Inc., and she is thinking of selling 100 of these shares to pay for a new computer. These shares pay a stable quarterly dividend of $0.65 per share (i.e., there will be four dividend payments in a year, and each payment is $0.65 per share). Aunt Kathleen’s required return is 12% APR compounded semi-annually.

a. What is the effective annual return (EAR) based on an APR of 12% compounded semi-annually?