You have accumulated savings of $50,000 and decided that you will invest in one of the following investment opportunities: A. JBC Bank bonds with a par value of $1,000, a semi-annual coupon interest rate of 9.75 percent per annum, are selling for $1,314 and mature in 12 years’ time. B. Sagimore Life Limited preferred stock paying a dividend of $3.50 and selling for $28.50. C. Lace Kennedy Limited common stock selling for $39.75. The stock recently paid a $1.40 dividend and the firm's earnings per share has increased from $1.75 to $3.25 in the past five years. The firm expects to grow at the same rate for the foreseeable future. Your required returns for these investments are 3% for the bond, 5% for the preferred stock, and 15% for the common stock.  Required: a) Based on your respective required rates of returns, calculate the value of   I. JBC Bank bonds     ii. Sagimore Life Limited preferred stock     iii. Lace Kennedy Limited common stock     b) Which investment would you select? Why?

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You have accumulated savings of $50,000 and decided that you will invest in one of the following investment opportunities:

A. JBC Bank bonds with a par value of $1,000, a semi-annual coupon interest rate of 9.75 percent per annum, are selling for $1,314 and mature in 12 years’ time.

B. Sagimore Life Limited preferred stock paying a dividend of $3.50 and selling for $28.50.

C. Lace Kennedy Limited common stock selling for $39.75. The stock recently paid a $1.40 dividend and the firm's earnings per share has increased from $1.75 to $3.25 in the past five years. The firm expects to grow at the same rate for the foreseeable future.

Your required returns for these investments are 3% for the bond, 5% for the preferred stock, and 15% for the common stock.

 Required:

a) Based on your respective required rates of returns, calculate the value of  

I. JBC Bank bonds    

ii. Sagimore Life Limited preferred stock    

iii. Lace Kennedy Limited common stock    

b) Which investment would you select? Why?     

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