Business has been good for Keystone Control Systems, as indicated by the ten-year growth in earnings per share. The earnings have grown from $1.00 to $3.84.

A.) Determine the compound annual rate of growth in earnings (n = 10).

B.) Based on the growth rate determined in part a, project earnings for next year (E₁)

C.) Assume the dividend payout ratio is 50 percent. Compute D₁

D.) The current price of the stock is $18. Using the growth rate (g) from part a and (D₁) from part c, compute K_e.

E.) If the flotation cost is $3.00, compute the cost of new common stock (K_n) using growth rate (g) from part a and dividend (D₁) from part c.