US Technologies Preferred Stock Sells for $80 and Pays $9

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Essay

U.S Technologies preferred stock sells for $80 and pays $9 each year in dividends.What is the expected rate of return?

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Definitions:

Net Present Value

A method used in capital budgeting to evaluate and compare the profitability of investments, which calculates the difference between the present value of cash inflows and outflows.

Concentration Accounts

A single account used by companies to aggregate funds from different accounts, simplifying cash management.

Lockboxes

A banking service where payments are sent to a special post office box rather than to the company's offices, to speed up transaction processing.

Disbursement Float

The time lag between when a payment is made by writing a check and when the funds are actually removed from the payer's account.