Carby Hardware Has an Outstanding Issue of Perpetual Preferred Stock

question 27

Multiple Choice

Carby Hardware has an outstanding issue of perpetual preferred stock with an annual dividend of $7.50 per share.If the required return on this preferred stock is 6.5%, at what price should the preferred stock sell?

• A) $104.27
• B) $106.95
• C) $109.69
• D) $112.50
• E) $115.38

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