Ross Textiles wishes to measure its cost of common stock equity. The firm's stock is currently selling for $50.65. The firm just recently paid a dividend of $3.99. The firm has been increasing dividends regularly. Five years ago, the dividend was just $3.01. After underpricing and flotation costs, the firm expects to net $44.57 per share on a new issue.

a.Determine the average annual dividend growth rate over the past 5 years. Using that growth rate, what dividend would you expect the company to pay next year?

b. Determine the net proceeds, Nn, that the firm will actually receive.

c.Using the constant-growth valuation model, determine the required return on the company's stock, rs, which should equal the cost of retained earnings, rr.

d.Using the constant-growth valuation model, determine the cost of new common stock, rn.