Suppose Westerfield Co. has the following financial information:

 

Debt: 400,000 bonds outstanding with a face value of $1,000.  The bonds currently trade at 88% of par and have 15 years to maturity.  The coupon rate equals 4%, and the bonds make semiannual interest payments.

 

Preferred stock: 300,000 shares of preferred stock outstanding; currently trading for $90 per share and it pays a dividend of $5.45 per share every year.

 

Common stock:  5,000,000 shares of common stock outstanding; currently trading for $78.50 per share. Beta equals 1.08.

 

Market and firm information: The expected return on the market is 10%, the risk-free rate is 2%, the tax rate is 21%.

 

Calculate the cost of preferred stock. (Enter percentages as decimals and round to 4 decimals)