1) A company with a 34% tax rate buys preferred stock in another company. The preferred stock has a before-tax yield of 7.50%. Assume a 70% dividend exclusion for tax on dividends. What is the preferred stock's after-tax return? (Round your final answer to two decimal places.) a. 6.80% b. 5.46% c. 6.74% d. 5.39% e. 7.75%

2) Your aunt has $680,000 invested at 5.5%, and she now wants to retire. She wants to withdraw $45,000 at the beginning of each year, beginning immediately. She also wants to have $50,000 left to give you when she ceases to withdraw funds from the account. For how many years can she make the $45,000 withdrawals and still have $50,000 left in the end?

3) Your bank offers to lend you $113,200 at an 8.5% annual interest rate to start your new business. The terms require you to amortize the loan with 10 equal end-of-year payments. How much interest would you be paying in Year 2?