Design wishes to estimate the value of its outstanding preferred stock. The preferred issue has a par value of $100 and pays an annual dividend of $4.70 per share. Similar-risk preferred stocks are currently earning an annual rate of return of 9.7%.

a.What is the market value of the outstanding preferredstock?

b.If an investor purchases the preferred stock at the value calculated in part a, how much does she gain or lose per share if she sells the stock when the required return onsimilar-risk preferred stocks has risen to 11.5%?

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