1. A stock purchased at $40 at the beginning of the year paid $10 in dividends and was sold for a net price of $42 at the end of the year. What is the total annual return from this purchase?
2. Sampson Corporation, through its investment banker, First Ohio Securities, recently sold 200,000 shares of common stock to the public, grossing $7.4 million. Issuing expenses paid by Sampson totaled $200,000, and the underwriter's spread was $3 per share. How much net financing did Sampson Corporation raise in the deal?