Since 70 Percent of Preferred Dividends Received by a Corporation

question 58

True/False

Since 70 percent of preferred dividends received by a corporation is excluded from taxable income,the component cost of equity for a company that pays half of its earnings out as common dividends and half as preferred dividends should,theoretically,be
Cost of equity = r_s(0.30)(0.50)+ r_s(1 − T)(0.70)(0.50).

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