Sunny Day Manufacturing Company is considering investing in a one-year project that requires an initial investment of $475,000. To do so, it will have to issue new common stock and will incur a flotation cost of 2.00%. At the end of the year, the project is expected to produce a cash inflow of $550,000. The rate of return that Sunny Day expects to earn on its project (net of its flotation costs) is ____?_____ (rounded to two decimal places).

White Lion Homebuilders has a current stock price of $22.35 per share, and is expected to pay a per-share dividend of $2.03 at the end of the year. The companys earnings and dividends growth rate are expected to grow at the constant rate of 5.20% into the foreseeable future. If White Lion expects to incur flotation costs of 6.50% of the value of its newly-raised equity funds, then the flotation-adjusted (net) cost of its new common stock (rounded to two decimal places) should be _____?_______ .

Sunny Day Manufacturing Company Co.s addition to earnings for this year is expected to be $857,000. Its target capital structure consists of 50% debt, 5% preferred, and 45% equity. Determine Sunny Day Manufacturing Companys retained earnings breakpoint:

a) $1,904,444

b) $1,714,000

c) $2,190,111

d) $1,999,666