Price of stock - Flotation cost = Dividend per share/Cost of Preferred Stock
= 116 - 6 = 5/Cost of Preferred Stock
Cost of Preferred Stock = 4.55%
b.No, since dividend paid on preferred stock is not tax deductible
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