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Tara and Arnold have found their dream house. They will make monthly payments of $1,000 each (that is, Tara will pay $1,000 and Arnold will pay $1,000 for a total payment of $2,000 per month) for 30 years and the bank has quoted them a rate of 5%. Approximately how much are Tara and Arnold borrowing?
Rosemary just received a call from a lawyer, who informed her
that a distant cousin of hers left her 400 shares of preferred
stock. The attorney told Rosemary that the inheritance was worth
approximately $25,000 and the shares paid an annual dividend of
$3.75 per share.
What rate of return is the stock getting?
If going rates in the marketplace are 7%, should Rosemary keep the
stock or sell it? ____________