Southern Alliance Company needs to raise $20 million to start a new project and will raise the money by selling new bonds. The company will generate no internal equity for the foreseeable future. The company has a target capital structure of 60 percent common stock, 11 percent preferred stock, and 29 percent debt. Flotation costs for issuing new common stock are 13 percent, for new preferred stock, 9 percent, and for new debt, 3 percent. What is the true initial cost figure Southern should use when evaluating its project? (Do not round your intermediate calculations.)

Multiple Choice

• $21,932,000

• $22,138,588

• $23,024,132

• $21,253,044

• $18,333,333