Cost of capital Edna Recording Studios, Inc., reported earnings available to common stock of $5,000,000 last year. From those earnings, the company paid a dividend of $1.18 on each of its 1,000,000 common shares outstanding. The capital structure of the company includes 45% debt, 20% preferred stock, and 35% common stock. It is taxed at a rate of 29%.

a. If the market price of the common stock is $ 49 and dividends are expected to grow at a rate of

6% 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 $9 per share, what is the company's cost of new common stock financing?

c.The company can issue $1.89 dividend preferred stock for a market price of $

33 per share. Flotation costs would amount to $6 per share. What is the cost of preferred stock financing?

d.The company can issue $1,000-par-value, 9% coupon, 9-year bonds that can be sold for $1,120 each. Flotation costs would amount to $35 per bond. Use the estimation formula to figure the approximate after-tax cost of debt financing?

e.What is the WACC?