The return you earn by owning a share is:
A) the cash from dividends.
B) the current price of the share on the Australian Securities Exchange.
C) the change in the market price of the share.
D) cash from dividends plus the change in the market price of the share.

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The return earned by owning a share includes both cash from dividends as well as the change in the market price of the share over time, hence option D is correct. Option A only considers dividends, Option B considers only the current price, and Option C only refers to the change in the market price, which does not take into account any dividends paid.

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