4. The category of securities with the highest historical return is

A. Small company stocks

B. Large company stocks

C. Government bonds

D. Corporate bonds

5. Consider the following four types of payments that could be made by a normal operating firm: interest, common dividends, income taxes, and preferred dividends. Compared to the other payments mentioned, where would you rank preferred dividend payments in terms of the order of payment if the firm is liquidating after it files for bankruptcy?

A) first

B) second

C) third

D) fourth