Use Your Knowledge of Current Corporate Tax Laws to Show

question 86

Essay

Use your knowledge of current corporate tax laws to show that a preferred stock with a 9% dividend might be preferred to a common stock having a 12% capital gain. Assume a 35% tax rate.

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