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πŸ“Š Trading Floor Escape
Unit 4 Β· Shares & Dividends
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Market System Down

The ASX trading floor's analytical system has crashed mid-session. Six investor reports are stuck in the queue, each one needs a manual calculation to push through. Clear the queue before the market closes.

Reports cleared
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Report 1, total dividend payment
An investor holds 500 shares in Meridian Resources. The company has declared an annual dividend of $2.00 per share.

What is the investor's total dividend payment in dollars?
Total dividends = dividend per share Γ— number of shares
βœ“ Correct, Total = $1,000
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Report 2, dividend yield
TechCore shares are trading at $20.00. The annual dividend is $1.00 per share.

Calculate the dividend yield as a percentage. (Enter the number only, e.g. 5 for 5%)
Yield = (DPS / Share price) Γ— 100 = (1.00 / 20.00) Γ— 100
βœ“ Correct, 5% dividend yield
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Report 3, P/E ratio
NextBuild Ltd shares are trading at $40.00. The company's earnings per share (EPS) is $8.00.

What is the P/E ratio?
P/E = Share price Γ· Earnings per share
βœ“ Correct, P/E = 5
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Report 4, capital growth
An investor bought shares at $50.00 each. They are now trading at $65.00.

What is the capital growth percentage? (Enter a whole number)
Capital growth = (New price βˆ’ Old price) / Old price Γ— 100
βœ“ Correct, 30% capital growth
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Report 5, total dividends, larger portfolio
A superannuation fund holds 300 shares in Pacific Retail Co. The dividend is $3.00 per share.

What is the fund's total dividend income in dollars?
Total = dividend per share Γ— number of shares = 3.00 Γ— 300
βœ“ Correct, Total = $900
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Report 6, shares purchasable
A client has $10,000 to invest and wants to buy shares in GoldPath Ltd at $25.00 per share. (Ignore brokerage fees.)

How many whole shares can the client purchase?
Number of shares = total funds Γ· price per share = 10,000 Γ· 25
βœ“ Correct, 400 shares

🟒 QUEUE CLEARED

All six investor reports processed and filed. The trading floor system comes back online, every transaction confirmed, every dividend calculated. Market closes green.

Yield = (DPS / Price) Γ— 100%
P/E = Price / EPS
Growth = (Newβˆ’Old) / Old Γ— 100%
Total = DPS Γ— shares
Return = growth + yield
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