Cost of capital Edna Recording Studios, Inc., reported earnings available to common stock of $4,600,000 last year. From those earnings, the company paid a dividend of $1.29 on each of its 1,000,000 common shares outstanding. The capital structure of the company includes 40% debt, 10% preferred stock, and 50% common stock. It is taxed at a rate of 28%. a. If the market price of the common stock is $45 and dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 8% per year for the foreseeable future, what is the company's cost of retained earnings financing? b. If underpricing and flotation costs on new shares of common stock amount to $8 per share, what is the company's cost of new common stock financing? c. The company can issue $2.14 dividend preferred stock for a market price of $29 per share. Flotation costs would amount to $2 per share. What is the cost of preferred stock financing? d. The company can issue $1,000-par-value, 8% coupon, 9-year bonds that can be sold for $1,230 each. Flotation costs would amount to $20 per bond. Use the estimation formula to figure the approximate after-tax cost of debt financing? e. What is the WACC?
