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Solutions Manual, Chapter 11
1.
Net income ……………………………………………………..
Less preferred dividends ………………………………..
Net income for common stockholders …………….
Founder’s share of common equity …………………
Founder’s share of income after any preferred
stock dividends ……………………………………………….
Founder’s initial equity …………………………………..
Founder’s return on equity ……………………………..
2.
Net income ……………………………………………………..
Less preferred dividends ………………………………..
Net income for common stockholders …………….
Founder’s share of common equity …………………
Founder’s share of income after any preferred
stock dividends ……………………………………………….
Founder’s initial equity …………………………………..
Founder’s return on equity ……………………………..
3. The difference between the answers for parts 1 and 2 arises from the
3.6% in part 2 for Plan A, BUT this is more than the 1.8% for Plan B.
These results indicate that the 8% dividend rate on the preferred stock
is advantageous to the founder as long as the rate of return on the
assets is greater than 8% (this is the same as saying net income is over