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Question 22 Your company has 900,000 shares of preferred stock outstanding. the preferred stock pays a dividend of $7.20 a year and currently sells for $80 a share. What is the company's cost of preferred stock? 1. 8.1% 2. 9% 3. 8% 4. 11.11%

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Your company has 900,000 shares of preferred stock outstanding. the preferred stock pays a dividend of $7.20 a year and currently sells for $80 a share.
What is the company's cost of preferred stock?
1. 8.1%
2. 9%
3. 8%
4. 11.11%

Question 22
Your company has 900,000 shares of preferred stock outstanding. the preferred stock pays a dividend of 7.20 a year and currently sells for80 a share.
What is the company's cost of preferred stock?
1. 8.1%
2. 9%
3. 8%
4. 11.11%

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Horngren’s Cost Accounting

Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan 16th Edition

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This can be done by multiplying the dividend per share ($7.20) by the number of shares outstanding (900,000): Annual dividend payment = $7.20 * 900,000 = $6,480,000 Show more…

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Your company has 900,000 shares of preferred stock outstanding. The preferred stock pays a dividend of $7.20 per year and currently sells for $80 per share. What is the company's cost of preferred stock? A) 1.8% B) 2.9% C) 3.8% D) 4.11%