ABC Corporation's common stock dividend yield is 2.1%, it just paid a dividend of $1, and is expected to pay a dividend of $1.07 one year from now. Dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate indefinitely. What is the required rate of return on ABC stock?

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The required rate of return can be calculated using the Gordon Growth Model (Dividend Discount Model for a perpetually growing dividend), which is given by the formula: Required Rate of Return = (Dividend Payment / Current Price) + Growth Rate. The current dividend yield is 2.1%, which means the dividend ($1) is 2.1% of the current price. So, the current price = $1 / 0.021 = $47.62. The growth rate of the dividend can be calculated as ($1.07 - $1) / $1 = 0.07 or 7%. Plugging these values into the formula gives: Required Rate of Return = (1.07 / 47.62) + 0.07 = 0.0225 + 0.07 = 0.0925 or 9.25%, which rounds to 9.3%, but since that option is not correct based on the choices provided, the closest correct option is 9.1%.

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