Answer:
So the cost of new stock will be 14.63 %
Explanation:
We have given dividend for next year = $2.80
Stock price = $48
Flotation rate = 5 %
Growth rate = 8 %
We have to find the cost of new common stock
We know that cost of new common stock is given by
Cost of new stock [tex]=\frac{dividend\ for\ next\ year}{stock\ price(1-flotation\ rate)}+growth\ rate[/tex]
= [tex]=\frac{2.8\times (1+0.08)}{48\times (1-0.05)}+0.08=0.1463=14.63%[/tex]
So the cost of new stock will be 14.63 %