Eakins Inc.'s common stock currently sells for $55.00 per share, the company expects to earn $3.25per share during the current year, its expected payout ratio is 60%, and its expected constant growth rate is 5.00%.New stock can be sold to the public at the current price, but a flotation cost of 9% would be incurred. By how much would the cost of new stock exceed the cost of common from retained earnings?

A.

0.35%

B.

0.29%

C.

0.24%

D.

0.45%