Pamahalaang Komonwelt Landas Tungo sa Kalayaan Prepared by Arnel O Rivera MAT-SS
Answer:
Dividends are fixed. ⇒ Consistent with Debt
Fixed dividends makes preferred shares consistent with debt because debt repayments are made in equal payments as well.
Usually has no specified maturity date ⇒ Consistent with Equity.
Equity has no set maturity date unlike debt and preferred stock has no maturity date either so is much like equity in this regard.
Cost of preferred stock.
Preferred stock is like a perpetuity. The cost of preferred stock is therefore:
= Constant dividend / Price of stock
= 13 / 130.45
= 9.97%
= 10%
Answer:
Owners have limited liability.
Explanation:
A corporation is an entity , established by shareholders or individuals with the aim of making profit. It is a legal entity hence can enter into a contract, can also sue and be sued.
The legal process involved in the establishment of corporation is called incorporation. It contains the main reason why the corporation is in business, name and office address, types and number of shares to be issued.
Because the business is incorporated and also a legal entity, it means that the owners are protected personally should their be any litigation against the corporation. Moreover, the liability of the owners are limited to the investment in the corporation.
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