PREFERRED STOCK VALUATION
Farley Inc. has perpetual preferred stock outstanding that sells for $46.00 a share and pays a dividend of $4.00 at the end of each year. What is the required rate of return? Round your answer to two decimal places.
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Required return is the division of dividend per share by the selling price of each share with a multiplication of 100.
Required return = (Dividend / Selling price) × 100
= ($4 / $46) × 100
= 8.6956 ….. %
= 8.70 % rounded
Answer: 8.70 %
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