The company currently has an outstanding bond with a $8\mathrm{.}6$ percent coupon rate and another bond with a $6\mathrm{.}2$ percent rate. The firm

has been informed by its investment dealer that bonds of equal risk and credit ratings are now selling to yield $9\mathrm{.}5$ percent. The

common stock has a price of $$98\mathrm{.}64$ and an expected dividend $(D_1)$ of $$3\mathrm{.}35$ per share. The historical growth pattern $(g)$ for

dividends is as follows:

$$2\mathrm{.}20$

$2\mathrm{.}44$

$2\mathrm{.}71$

$3\mathrm{.}01$

The preferred stock is selling at $$90$ per share and pays a dividend of $$8\mathrm{.}50$ per share. The corporate tax rate is $30$ percent. The

flotation cost is $2\mathrm{.}2$ percent of the selling price for preferred stock. The optimum capital structure for the firm is $10$ percent debt, $10$

percent preferred stock, and $80$ percent common equity in the form of retained earnings.

a$.$ Compute the historical growth rate. $($Do not round intermediate calculations. Round the final to $2$ decimal places.$)$

Growth rate

$\%$

b$.$ Compute the cost of capital for the individual components in the capital structure. $($Do not round intermediate calculations. Round

the final answers to $2$ decimal places.$)$

c$.$ Calculate the weighted cost of each source of capital and the weighted average cost of capital. $($Do not round intermediate

calculations. Round the final answers to $2$ decimal places.$)$

Debt $(K_d)$

Weighted Cost

Preferred stock $(K_p)$

Common equity $(K_e)$