At the present time, ferro enterprises does not have any preferred stock outstanding but is looking to include preferred stock in its capital structure in the future. ferro has found some institutional investors that are willing to purchase its preferred stock issue provided that it pays a perpetual dividend of $12 per share. if the investors pay $98.90 per share for their investment, then ferro’s cost of preferred stock (rounded to four decimal places) will be .

Amanufacturing firm is considering overhauling the existing compensation strategy. currently every front line employee who works on the assembly line earns the same hourly wage. ideally, management would like to institute a new pay system that involves pay-for-performance. which of the following recommendations is both consistent with scientific management's general emphases and generally good advice for management of this firma. the firm should adopt a differential pay system with one pay level for average performance, and a higher level for good performance. b. the firm should adopt a differential pay system, but the firm should modify it from its original design and provide many different levels of pay associated with different performance levels. c. the firm should understand worker psychology and to focus on pay as the key motivator. d. all of the abovee. none of the above