17. Whited Products recently completed a 5-for-1 stock split. Prior to the split, its stock sold for $145 per share. If the firm's total market value increased by 6% as a result of increased liquidity and favorable signaling effects, what was the stock price following the split? a. $32.89 b. $24.90 c. $32.28 d. $30.74 e. $34.12

Cost of common stock equity Ross Textiles wishes to measure its cost of common stock equity. The firm's stock is currently selling for $64.13. The firm just recently paid a dividend of $3.99. The firm has been increasing dividends regularly. Five years ago, the dividend was just $3.03. After underpricing and flotation costs, the firm expects to net $55.79 per share on a new issue. a. Determine average annual dividend growth rate over the past 5 years. Using that growth rate, what dividend would you expect the company to pay next year? b. Determine the net proceeds, N₁, that the firm will actually receive. c. Using the constant-growth valuation model, determine the required return on the company's stock, rs, which should equal the cost of retained earnings, rr. d. Using the constant-growth valuation model, determine the cost of new common stock, In- C--- a. The average annual dividend growth rate over the past 5 years is %. (Round to two decimal places.)

S Suppose Wacken, Limited just issued a dividend of $2.61 per share on its common stock. The company paid dividends of $2.11, $2.18, $2.35, and $2.45 per share in the last four years. If the stock currently sells for $80, what is your best estimate of the company's cost of equity capital using arithmetic and geometric growth rates? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. Cost of equity using arithmetic growth rate Cost of equity using geometric growth rate % %

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