
Essentials Of Investments
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ISBN: 9781260013924
Author: Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Transcribed Image Text:A firm's stock is selling for $71. The next annual dividend is expected
to be $2.00. The growth rate is 13%. The flotation cost is $7. What is
the cost of retained earnings? (Round your answer to 2 decimal
places.)
Multiple Choice
15.82%
17.27%
13.67%
14.47%

Transcribed Image Text:The Goodsmith Charitable Foundation, which is tax-exempt, issued debt
last year at 12 percent to help finance a new playground facility in Los
Angeles. This year the cost of debt is 10 percent higher; that is, firms
that paid 14 percent for debt last year will be paying 15.40 percent this
year.
a. If the Goodsmith Charitable Foundation borrowed money this year,
what would the aftertax cost of debt be, based on their cost last year
and the 10 percent increase? (Do not round intermediate calculations.
Input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)
Aftertax cost of debt
%
b. If the receipts of the foundation were found to be taxable by the IRS
(at a rate of 25 percent because of involvement in political activities),
what would the aftertax cost of debt be? (Do not round intermediate
calculations. Input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal
places.)
Aftertax cost of debt
%
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