Mathematics · Financial Management
A financial officer is analyzing the flotation costs for a firm. The firm intends to issue new common stock at $50 per share with an expected dividend of $4 per share next year and a constant growth rate of 5%. Flotation costs for equity are 10% of the issue price. The firm also plans to issue $1,000 face value bonds at a 5% discount with 2% flotation costs and a 10% coupon rate for 10 years. Using the approximation method for debt, what are the cost of new equity and the pre-tax cost of debt for this firm?
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- 1Cost of equity 13.15% and cost of debt 10.20%
- 2Cost of equity 12.50% and cost of debt 11.50%
- 3Cost of equity 13.89% and cost of debt 10.85%✓
- 4Cost of equity 13.89% and cost of debt 11.08%
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Cost of equity 13.89% and cost of debt 10.85%
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