Answer:
Cost of equity for new stock will be 12.8 %
So option (a) is correct option
Explanation:
We have given the common stock sells for $32.50
Earning per share = $3.50
Dividend pay out ratio = 60 %
So dividend will be = 3.50×0.6 = $2.1
Growth rate = 6 % = 0.06
Flotation rate = 5% = 0.05
We have to find the cost of new stock
We know that cost of equity from new stock will given by
[tex]cost\ of\ equity=\frac{dividend}{price\ per\ share\times (1-flotation\ rate)}+growth\ rate[/tex]
[tex]Cost\ of\ equity=\frac{2.1}{32.5 (1-0.05)}+0.06=0.1280=12.8%[/tex]