Each Quarter, Transam, Inc

question 63

Multiple Choice

Each quarter, Transam, Inc., pays a dividend on its perpetual preferred stock. Today, the stock is selling at $83.45. If the required rate of return for such stocks is 10.5 percent, what is the quarterly dividend paid by the firm? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round final answer to two decimal places.)

• A) $8.76
• B) $10.50
• C) $2.19
• D) $2.63

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