Pluto, Inc. has an issue of preferred stock outstanding that pays a $4.50 dividend every year in perpetuity. If this issue currently sells for $82.30 per share, what is the required return? A. 5.47% B. 6.89% C. 7.70% D. 8.23% E. 8.98% Last year. Rita earned 11.60% on her investments while U.S. Treasury bills yielded 3.80% and the inflations was 3.10%. What real rate of return did she can on her investments last year? A. 7.51% B. 8.24% C. 8.56% 0. 9.24% E. 10.39% A firm has a return on equity of 16.00%. a return on assets of 11.00% and a 40% dividend payout ratio. What is the sustainable growth rate? A. 5.72% B. 6.84% C. 7.12% D. 9.58% E. 10.62% Six years ago. Global Exporters paid cash for a new packaging machine that cost $287,000. Three ye ago, the firm spent $2, 900 on repairs and modifications to the machine. the machine is now fully depreciated and has just sat idly in a back comer of the shop for the past 7 months. the estimated via the machine today is $124.500. the firm is considering using this machine in a new project. If it does what value should be assigned to this machine and included in the initial costs of the new project? A. $0 B. $2, 900 C. $124, 500 D. $127, 400 E. $143, 500