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Big Oil, Inc. has a preferred stock outstanding that pays a $7 annual dividend. If investors’ required rate of return is 10 percent, what is the market value of the shares? Round your answer to the nearest cent. $ If the required return declines to 7 percent, what is the change in the price of the stock? Round your answer to the nearest cent. The price -Select- by $ .
| AT 10% RETURN | |
| market value of the shares = | Dividend / Required return |
| 7 / 10% | |
| 70.00 | |
| AT 7% RETURN | |
| market value of the shares = | Dividend / Required return |
| 7 / 7% | |
| 100.00 | |
| CHANGE = | 100 - 70 |
| $30.00 |