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7 June, 17:10

J. ross and sons inc. j. ross and sons inc. has a target capital structure that calls for 40 percent debt, 10 percent preferred stock, and 50 percent common equity. the firm's current after-tax cost of debt is 6 percent, and it can sell as much debt as it wishes at this rate. the firm's preferred stock currently sells for $90 a share and pays a dividend of $10 per share; however, the firm will net only $80 per share from the sale of new preferred stock. ross expects to retain $15,000 in earnings over the next year. ross' common stock currently sells for $40 per share, but the firm will net only $34 per share from the sale of new common stock. the firm recently paid a dividend of $2 per share on its common stock, and investors expect the dividend to grow indefinitely at a constant rate of 10 percent per year. refer to j. ross and sons inc. what is the firm's cost of newly issued common stock?

a. 15.5%

b. 16.5%

c. 10.0%

d. 12.5%

e. 18.0%

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  1. 7 June, 17:34
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    Cost of new common equity is found by using Dividend (D0), growth rate (g) and Price of the newly issued stock (P0).

    where, D0 = $2 per share

    P0 = $34

    g = 10%

    Cost of new common equity = {D0 * (1+g) }/P0 + g

    Cost of new common equity = [$2 * (1+0.1) ]/34 + 0.1

    = (2.2) / 34 + 0.1

    = 16.47% or 16.5%

    Therefore the correct answer is 16.50% (b)
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