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A preferred rate is the best rate available. A person who doesn't smoke, and is not overweight, may qualify for preferred rates when it comes to health insurance.

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Are VRP ARP eligible for margin?

to clarigy = vrp - variable rate preferred also known as adjustable rate preferred


What is the lowest interest rate charged by banks to preferred customers?

Prime rate


A share of preferred stock pays a quarterly divident of 2.50 if the price of the preferred stock is currently 50 what is the nominal annual rate of return?

20%


Which credit card has a low interest rate?

There are a few credit cards that have a low interest rate. They would include Bank Americard Visa, Citi Diamond Preferred, Citi Thank You Preferred Rewards, Capital One Platinum Prestige, and Citi Simplicity.


What is the firm's cost of preferred stock if a preferred stock pays an annual dividend of 8.50 a share and sells for 40 a share and the tax rate is 35 percent?

8.5/40=21.25%


How to calculate prefrred dividend before devidend declared?

Calculation of preferred dividend does not depend upon the dividend declared at the end of the year. Preferred dividend is fixed and is calculated using the fixed percentage of preferred dividend. For example a company has 1000 shares of 6 preferred stock outstanding, each with par value of $100. 6 mentioned before preferred stock is the dividend rate(6%) to be received by preferred shares. Preferred Dividend = No. of preffered shares outstanding x Par value of each share x Dividend rate. = 1000 x 100 x 6%. = $ 6000. Dividend per share = 6000/1000 = $6


Firm X has a tax rate of 30 The price of its new preferred stock is 63 and its flotation cost is 3.15 The cost of new preferred stock is 12 What is the firm's dividend?

It's 6%.


How do you calculate the cost of preferred stock?

stock turnover rate is calculated as: =cost of good sold/average stock


A corporation with a marginal tax rate of 34 percent would receive what after-tax dividend yield on a 12 percent coupon rate preferred stock bought at par assuming a 70 percent dividend exclusion?

A corporation with a marginal tax rate of 34 percent would receive what after-tax dividend yield on a 12 percent coupon rate preferred stock bought at par assuming a 70 percent dividend exclusion?


When evaluating projects using the internal rate of Return are projects with a lower early year cash flow preferred at higher discount rates?

Yes it is true. When evaluating projects using internal rate of return projects having higher early year cash flows tend to be preferred at higher discount rates.


What are the advantages of preferred shares?

Preference shares are shares that receive dividends and repayments of capital in prority to ordinary shareholders. The rate of dividends are fixed. The disadvantage is that the rate of dividend will not increase if profits increase.


Should I buy preferred stocks?

Preferred Stocks are named as such because these have Preference over Common Stocks. These carry a fixed rate of return line bank/ Corporate Bonds. Disadvantage of Preferred Stocks is that they carry a fixed rate, it means these do not have share of profits like Common Stocks. These are advantageous because if corporate make losses, still these will earn fixed interest. Find more information at http://stocks.about.com/od/understandingstocks/a/022207preferred.htm