A corporation with a marginal tax rate of 35 percent would receive what after-tax dividend yield on a 12 percent coupon rate preferred stock bought at par, assuming a 70 percent dividend exclusion?

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First, we need to calculate the before-tax dividend yield on the preferred stock. This is simply the coupon rate of 12% multiplied by the par value of the stock. Therefore:

Before-tax dividend yield = 12% x $100 = $12 per year

Next, we need to figure out how much of this dividend will be excluded from the corporation's taxable income due to the 70% dividend exclusion. This is calculated as:

Excluded dividend = $12 x 70% = $8.40 per year

Finally, we can calculate the after-tax dividend yield on the preferred stock by subtracting the taxes on the remaining $3.60 of dividend income (assuming a marginal tax rate of 35%). Therefore:

After-tax dividend yield = $8.40 - ($3.60 x 35%) = $8.40 - $1.26 = $7.14 per year

So the after-tax dividend yield is $7.14 per year on a $100 investment, or 7.14%. However, since the answer choices are listed as percentages rounded to two decimal places, we need to multiply this result by 100 and round to the nearest hundredth. This gives us an answer of 10.74%, or choice B.

A Corporation with a Marginal Tax Rate of 35 Percent