Since 70% of the Preferred Dividends Received by a Corporation

question 13

True/False

Since 70% of the preferred dividends received by a corporation are excluded from taxable income, the component cost of equity for a company that pays half of its earnings out as common dividends and half as preferred dividends should, theoretically, be
Cost of equity = rs

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Definitions:

Cash Dividends

Payments made by a corporation to its shareholders, usually as a distribution of profits.

Associate

A term that may refer to a business partner, an employee position within a company, or a relationship between entities where one has significant influence over the other.

Equity Method

An accounting technique used by a company to record its investment in another company when it has significant influence but does not have full control over that company.