Sentry Manufacturing paid a dividend yesterday of $5 per share (D0 = $5). The dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 0.076 per year. The price of Sentry Manufacturing's stock today is $34 per share. If Sentry Manufacturing decides to issue new common stock, flotation costs will equal $0.74 per share. Sentry Manufacturing's marginal tax rate is 0.31. Based on the above information, the cost of retained earnings is Instruction: Type your answer as a decimal, and round to three decimal places

Sentry Manufacturing paid a dividend yesterday of $5 per share (D0 = $5). The dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 0.076 per year. The price of Sentry Manufacturing's stock today is $34 per share. If Sentry Manufacturing decides to issue new common stock, flotation costs will equal $0.74 per share. Sentry Manufacturing's marginal tax rate is 0.31. Based on the above information, the cost of retained earnings is Instruction: Type your answer as a decimal, and round to three decimal places

EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

14th Edition

ISBN:9781337514835

Author:MOYER

Publisher:MOYER

Chapter14: Capital Structure Management In Practice

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