Since 70% of the Preferred Dividends Received by a Corporation

question 22

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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 = r_s(0.30)(0.50)+ r_ps(1 − T)(0.70)(0.50).

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Definitions:

Dividend Declarations

Announcements by a company's board of directors to distribute a portion of earnings to shareholders as dividends.

Common Stock

This represents ownership shares in a corporation, giving shareholders voting rights and a claim on a portion of the company's profits in the form of dividends.

Additional Paid-In Capital

The amount of money paid by investors for shares of stock above their par value; it is a measure of the excess investment made by shareholders.

Journal Entries

Recorded business transactions in the accounting records of a company, following the double-entry bookkeeping principle.