Assume That You Would Like to Purchase 100 Shares of Preferred

question 17

Multiple Choice

Assume that you would like to purchase 100 shares of preferred stock that pays an annual dividend of $6 per share.However,you have limited resources now,so you cannot afford the purchase price.In fact,the best that you can do now is to invest your money in a bank account earning a simple interest rate of 6%,but where interest is compounded daily (assume 365 days) .Because the preferred stock is riskier,it has a required annual rate of return of 12% (assume that this rate will remain constant over the next 5 years) .For you to be able to purchase this stock at the end of 5 years,how much must you deposit in your bank account today,at t = 0?

• A) $2,985.00
• B) $4,291.23
• C) $3,138.52
• D) $3,704.18
• E) $4,831.25

---

Definitions:

Kinesthesis

The faculty for discerning the placement, load, or kinetic changes of muscles, tendons, and joints.

Basilar Membrane

A key structure in the cochlea of the ear, which plays a critical role in the process of hearing by vibrating in response to sound.

Semicircular Canals

are three fluid-filled tubes in the inner ear that help maintain balance by sensing rotational movements of the head.

Neural Messages

Electrical and chemical signals that are transmitted by neurons within the nervous system.