Since 70 Percent of Preferred Dividends Received by a Corporation

question 58

True/False

Since 70 percent of preferred dividends received by a corporation is 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 = r_s(0.30)(0.50)+ r_s(1 − T)(0.70)(0.50).

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Industry Concentration

A measure of the extent to which a small number of firms dominate total production, sales, or employment within an industry.

R&D

Research and Development, a business or government activity that focuses on the development of new products or the improvement of existing products.

Firm Sales

Firm sales refer to the total amount of revenue that a company generates from the sale of its goods or services within a specific time frame.

Oligopolists

Firms in a market structure dominated by a small number of large companies, having significant control over their industry's prices and policies.