Imagine yourself as a financial manager in a company, and you are requested to provide a financial report including the calculation of the current market rate of return from the investor's perspective for each of the four investment options, taking into consideration the followings:

Common stocks available for investment are:

$2,500,000$ shares of common stock, with a par balance of $$1$ per share.

The current market value of the common share is $$24\mathrm{.}43$ per share.

Annual earnings per share $$1\mathrm{.}95.$

Bonds available for investment

$$1,750,000$ bonds $($A$)$ with an interest of $6\mathrm{.}25\%,$ with a current market value of $$104$ per bond $($price of $$104$ per $$100).$

$$2,250,000$ Notes B$,$ with an interest rate of $5\mathrm{.}75\%,$ with a current market value of $$94\mathrm{.}50($price $$94\mathrm{.}50$ per $$100$ note$).$

The corporate tax rate is $35\%.$

Preferred shares available for investment

$950,000$ outstanding preferred shares with a par value of $$10$ with a preferential dividend payment set at $5\%.$ The current market value is $$15\mathrm{.}63$ per Preferred ShareImagine yourself as a financial manager in a company, and you are requested to provide a financial report including the calculation of the current market rate of return from the investor's perspective for each of the four investment options, taking into consideration the followings:

Common stocks available for investment are:

$2,500,000$ shares of common stock, with a par balance of $$1$ per share.

The current market value of the common share is $$24\mathrm{.}43$ per share.

Annual earnings per share $$1\mathrm{.}95.$

Bonds available for investment

$$1,750,000$ bonds $($A$)$ with an interest of $6\mathrm{.}25\%,$ with a current market value of $$104$ per bond $($price of $$104$ per $$100).$

$$2,250,000$ Notes B$,$ with an interest rate of $5\mathrm{.}75\%,$ with a current market value of $$94\mathrm{.}50($price $$94\mathrm{.}50$ per $$100$ note$).$

The corporate tax rate is $35\%.$

Preferred shares available for investment

$950,000$ outstanding preferred shares with a par value of $$10$ with a preferential dividend payment set at $5\%.$ The current market value is $$15\mathrm{.}63$ per Preferred Share