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Barton Industries expects next year's annual dividend, D1, to be $1.70 and it expects dividends to grow at a constant rate g = 4.5%. The firm's current common stock price, P0, is $23.00. If it needs to issue new common stock, the firm will encounter a 4.8% flotation cost, F. Assume that the cost of equity calculated without the flotation adjustment is 12% and the cost of old common equity is 11.5%.
What is the flotation cost adjustment that must be added to its
cost of retained earnings? Round your answer to 2 decimal places.
Do not round intermediate calculations.
%
What is the cost of new common equity considering the estimate
made from the three estimation methodologies? Round your answer to
2 decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations.
%