True or False: The following statement accurately describes how firms make decisions related to issuing new common stock. The cost of issuing new common stock is calculated the same way as the cost of raising equity capital from retained earnings. False: Flotation costs need to be taken into account when calculating the cost of issuing new common stock, but they do not need to be taken into account when raising capital from retained earnings. True: The cost of retained earnings and the cost of new common stock are calculated in the same manner, except that the cost of retained earnings is based on the firm's existing common equity, while the cost of new common stock is based on the value of the firm's share price net of its flotation cost. White Lion Homebuilders is considering investing in a one-year project that requires an initial investment of exist450,000. To do so, it will have 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 exist595,000. The rate of return that White Lion expects to earn on its project (net of its flotation costs) is _____ (rounded to two decimal places). Alpha Moose Transporters has a current stock price of exist22.35 per share, and is expected to pay a per-share dividend of exist1.36 at the end of next year. The company's earnings' and dividends' growth rate are expected to grow at the constant rate of 5.20% into the foreseeable future. If Alpha Moose 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 _____. White Lion Homebuilders Co.'s addition to earnings for this year is expected to be exist745,000. Its target capital structure consists of 40% debt, 5% preferred, and 55% equity. Determine White Lion Homebuilders's retained earnings breakpoint: exist1, 625, 454 exist1, 219, 091 exist1, 693, 181 exist1, 354, 545