Durango Water Works has an outstanding issue of preferred stock that has a par (maturity value) of $75.00. The stock, which pays a quarterly dividend of $1.10, will be retired by the firm in 20 years. If the preferred stock is currently selling for $68.00, what is the preferred stock’s yield-to-maturity? (Round off to the nearest 0.01%) 5.64% 7.73% 6.72% 4.28%

An annuity that goes on indefinitely is called a perpetuity. the payments of a perpetuity constitute a/an series. the equation is: a stock with no maturity is an example of a perpetuity. quantitative problem: you own a security that provides an annual dividend of $170 forever. the security’s annual return is 9%. what is the present value of this security? round your answer to the nearest cent. $

The treasurer for pittsburgh iron works wishes to use financial futures to hedge her interest rate exposure. she will sell five treasury futures contracts at $139,000 per contract. it is july and the contracts must be closed out in december of this year. long-term interest rates are currently 7.30 percent. if they increase to 9.50 percent, assume the value of the contracts will go down by 20 percent. also if interest rates do increase by 2.2 percent, assume the firm will have additional interest expense on its business loans and other commitments of $149,000. this expense, of course, will be separate from the futures contracts. a. what will be the profit or loss on the futures contract if interest rates increase to 9.50 percent by december when the contract is closed out

Amarket that consists of all possible consumers regardless of their specific needs or wants is a