Merry Melon Fruit Company currently pays preferred stockholders a dividend of $1.50 per share and common stockholders a dividend of $1.00 per share. If the firm wants to raise the common stock dividend to $2.00 per share, it will also have to raise the preferred stock dividend to $2.00 per share. Which type of provision does Merry Melon have in its preferred stock agreements

Mae jong corp. issues $1,000,000 of 10% bonds payable which may be converted into 10,000 shares of $2 par value ordinary shares. the market rate of interest on similar bonds is 12%. interest is payable annually on december 31, and the bonds were issued for total proceeds of $1,000,000. in accounting for these bonds, mae jong corp. will: (a) first assign a value to the equity component, then determine the liability component. (b) assign no value to the equity component since the conversion privilege is not separable from the bond.(c) first assign a value to the liability component based on the face amount of the bond.(d) use the “with-and-without” method to value the compound instrument.

Why is investing in a mutual fund less risky than investing in a particular company’s stock?

River corp's total assets at the end of last year were $415,000 and its net income was $32,750. what was its return on total assets? a. 7.89%b. 8.29%c. 8.70%d. 9.14%e. 9.59%