A company's common stock is currently selling at $40 per share. Its most recent dividend was $1.60, and the financial community expects that its dividend will grow at 10% per year in the foreseeable future. What is the company's equity cost of retained earnings? If the company sells new common stock to finance new projects and most pay $2 per share in flotation costs, what is the cost of equity?Provide a 100 word summary of how this can be applied to the current economy.

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