A Firm Has an Issue of Preferred Stock Outstanding That

question 83

Multiple Choice

A firm has an issue of preferred stock outstanding that has a par value of $100 and a 4% dividend. If the current market price of the preferred stock is $50, the yield on the preferred stock is

• A) 4.00%.
• B) 6.00%.
• C) 8.00%.
• D) none of the above

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Definitions:

Profit-Volume Chart

A chart used to assist management in understanding the relationship between profit and volume.

Break-Even Point

The level of production or sales at which total costs equal total revenues, resulting in no net loss or gain.

Horizontal Axis

A graph's base line for plotting and reading values, typically representing time or categories.

Operating Leverage

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