A Share of Preferred Stock Currently Sells for $120

question 145

True/False

A share of preferred stock currently sells for $120. It offers the investor a dividend rate of 8%, with a par value of $100. If the company is able to pay dividends, preferred stockholders would receive a dividend of $9.60 per share.

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