A stock is priced at $38.24 a share and has a market rate of return of 9.65 percent. What is the dividend growth rate if the company plans to pay an annual dividend of $.48 a share next year? Multiple Choice

a. 7.60 percent

b. 7.42 percent

c. 1.26 percent

d. 8.39 percent

e. 2.23 percent