P9-16 (similar to) E Question Help Cost of capital Edna Recording Studios, Inc., reported earnings available to common stock of $4,600,000 last year. From those earnings, the company paid a dividend of $1.26 on each of its 1,000,000 common shares outstanding. The capital structure of the company includes 45% debt, 15% preferred stock, and 40% common stock. It is taxed at a rate of 21%. a. If the market price of the common stock is $32 and dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 5% 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 $7 per share, what is the company's cost of new common stock financing? C. The company can issue $2.27 dividend preferred stock for a market price of $26 per share. Flotation costs would amount to $2 per share. What is the cost of preferred stock financing? d. The company can issue $1,000-par-value, 11% coupon, 8-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? a. If the market price of the common stock is $32 and dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 5% per year for the foreseeable future, the company's cost of retained earnings financing is %. (Round to two decimal places.)