Barton Industries expects next year's annual dividend, D1, to be $2.10 and it expects dividends to grow at a constant rate g = 5%. The firm's current common stock price, P0, is $20.80. If it needs to issue new common stock, the firm will encounter a 5.1% flotation cost, F. Assume that the cost of equity calculated without the flotation adjustment is 12% and the cost of old common equity is 11.5%. What is the flotation cost adjustment that must be added to its cost of retained earnings? Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations.

What is the cost of new common equity considering the estimate made from the three estimation methodologies? Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations.

Barton Industries expects that its target capital structure for raising funds in the future for its capital budget will consist of 40% debt, 5% preferred stock, and 55% common equity. Note that the firm's marginal tax rate is 40%. Assume that the firm's cost of debt, rd, is 7.9%, the firm's cost of preferred stock, rp, is 7.4% and the firm's cost of equity is 11.9% for old equity, rs, and 12.58% for new equity, re. What is the firm's weighted average cost of capital (WACC1) if it uses retained earnings as its source of common equity? Round your answer to 3 decimal places. Do not round intermadiate calculations.

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What is the firms weighted average cost of capital (WACC2) if it has to issue new common stock? Round your answer to 3 decimal places. Do not round intermadiate calculations.

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The Holmes Company's currently outstanding bonds have a 9% coupon and a 12% yield to maturity. Holmes believes it could issue new bonds at par that would provide a similar yield to maturity. If its marginal tax rate is 40%, what is Holmes's after-tax cost of debt? Round your answer to two decimal places.

Torch Industries can issue perpetual preferred stock at a price of $61.00 a share. The stock would pay a constant annual dividend of $6.50 a share. What is the company's cost of preferred stock, rp? Round your answer to two decimal places.

Pearson Motors has a target capital structure of 30% debt and 70% common equity, with no preferred stock. The yield to maturity on the company's outstanding bonds is 10%, and its tax rate is 40%. Pearson's CFO estimates that the company's WACC is 13.50%. What is Pearson's cost of common equity? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

Empire Electric Company (EEC) uses only debt and common equity. It can borrow unlimited amounts at an interest rate of rd = 9% as long as it finances at its target capital structure, which calls for 35% debt and 65% common equity. Its last dividend (D0) was $2.40, its expected constant growth rate is 5%, and its common stock sells for $25. EEC's tax rate is 40%. Two projects are available: Project A has a rate of return of 12%, and Project B's return is 10%. These two projects are equally risky and about as risky as the firm's existing assets.

What is its cost of common equity? Round your answer to two decimal places. Do not round your intermediate calculations.

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What is the WACC? Round your answer to two decimal places. Do not round your intermediate calculations.

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The Evanec Company's next expected dividend, D1, is $2.94; its growth rate is 6%; and its common stock now sells for $35. New stock (external equity) can be sold to net $29.75 per share.

What is Evanec's cost of retained earnings, rs? Round your answer to two decimal places. Do not round your intermediate calculations.

What is Evanec's percentage flotation cost, F? Round your answer to two decimal places.

What is Evanec's cost of new common stock, re? Round your answer to two decimal places. Do not round your intermediate calculations.

The Pawlson Company's year-end balance sheet is shown below. Its cost of common equity is 15%, its before-tax cost of debt is 11%, and its marginal tax rate is 40%. Assume that the firm's long-term debt sells at par value. The firms total debt, which is the sum of the companys short-term debt and long-term debt, equals $1,137. The firm has 576 shares of common stock outstanding that sell for $4.00 per share. Calculate Pawlson's WACC using market-value weights. Round your answer to two decimal places. Do not round your intermediate calculations. Assets Liabilities And Equity Cash $ 120 Accounts payable and accruals $ 10 Accounts receivable 240 Short-term debt 57 Inventories 360 Long-term debt $1,080 Plant and equipment, net 2,160 Common equity 1,733 Total assets $2,880 Total liabilities and equity $2,880