"ABC Company has issued 8%, $100 par, cumulative preferred stock. Two years ago, ABC paid a 4% preferred dividend. Last year, ABC paid a 5% preferred stock dividend. This year, ABC wishes to pay a common dividend. If the preferred stock is now trading at $94, a customer who owns 100 shares of the company's preferred stock will receive:"

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The business cycle is the periodic but irregular up-and-down movement in economic activity, measured by fluctuations in real gross domestic product (gdp) and other macroeconomic variables. a business cycle is typically characterized by four phases—recession, recovery, growth, and decline—that repeat themselves over time. economists note, however, that complete business cycles vary in length. the duration of business cycles can be anywhere from about two to twelve years, with most cycles averaging six years in length. some business analysts use the business cycle model and terminology to study and explain fluctuations in business inventory and other individual elements of corporate operations. but the term "business cycle" is still primarily associated with larger (industry-wide, regional, national, or even international) business trends.