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QUESTION 38 A firm has common stock with a current market price of $50 per share and is expected to pay a dividend of $2.81 per share at the end of the year. The dividends paid on the outstanding stock over the past five years are listed in the table below. The cost of the firm's common stock equity is Year Dividend 1 2 3 $2.00 2.14 2.29 2.45 2.62 4 5 O A. 12.2 percent. OB.5.1 percent. OC. 12.6 percent OD. 15.4 percent