Why Would an Investor Favor a Common Share Over a Preferred

question 110

Multiple Choice

Why would an investor favor a common share over a preferred share?

• A)To obtain a bigger potential capital gain.
• B)To obtain repayment of the face value at maturity.
• C)To obtain a fixed dividend.
• D)To obtain a fixed coupon payment.
• E)To obtain a variable dividend

---

Definitions:

Inductive Strength

A property of some logical arguments such that it is improbable (but not impossible) for the premises to be true and the conclusion to be false.

Deductive Validity

The logical feature of an argument whereby if the premises are true, the conclusion must also be true.

Premises

Statements or assumptions that are used as the basis for a conclusion within an argument.