Please do parts B, C, D, and E of question 9-2

a. A bond that has $1,000 par value (face value) and a contract or coupon interest rate of 8 percent. A new issue would have a floatation cost of 8 percent of the $1,125 market value. The bonds mature in 13 years. The firm's average tax rate is 30 percent and its marginal tax rate is 37 percent b. A new common stock issue that paid a $1.80 dividend last year. The par value of the stock is $15, and earnings per share have grown at a rate of 8 percent per year. This growth rate is expected to continue into the foreseeable future. The company maintains a constant dividend-earnings ratio of 30 percent. The price of this stock is now $27, but 9 percent flotation costs are anticipated c. Internal common equity when the current market price of the common stock is $44. The expected dividend this coming year should be $3.00, increasing thereafter at an annual growth rate of 11 percent. The corporation's tax rate is 37 percent d. A preferred stock paying a dividend of 9 percent on a $130 par value. If a new issue is offered, flotation costs will be 9 percent of the current price of $174 e. A bond selling to yield 8 percent after flotation costs, but before adjusting for the marginal corporate tax rate of 37 percent. In other words, 8 percent is the rate that equates the net proceeds from the bond with the present value of the future cash flows (principal and interest) a. What is the firm's after-tax cost of debt on the bond? 4.77% (Round to two decimal places.) b. What is the cost of external common equity? % (Round to two decimal places.)