Since 70 Percent of Preferred Dividends Received by a Corporation

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Since 70 percent of preferred dividends received by a corporation is excluded from taxable income, the component cost of equity for a company which pays half of its earnings out as common dividends and half as preferred dividends should, theoretically, be
Cost of equity = rs(0.30)(0.50) + rs(1 − T)(0.70)(0.50).