79100Ningbo Shipping Has Determined It Can Issue Preferred Stock at $115

question 100

Multiple Choice

79100.Ningbo Shipping has determined it can issue preferred stock at $115 per share par value.The stock will pay a $12 annual dividend.The cost of issuing and selling the stock is $3 per share.The cost of the preferred stock is

• A)6.4%.
• B)9.4%.
• C)10.7%.
• D)14.7%.
• E)none of the above.

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Definitions:

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not change with the level of goods or services produced by a business within a certain period, such as rent, salaries, and insurance.

High-low Method

A technique used in cost accounting to estimate variable and fixed costs based on the highest and lowest levels of activity.

Variable Cost

Costs that vary in proportion to the level of production or business activity, such as materials and direct labor.

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not change with the volume of production or sales, such as rent, salaries, and insurance premiums.