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QT's common stock is currently selling for $66 a share and the firm just paid an...

QT's common stock is currently selling for $66 a share and the firm just paid an annual dividend of $3.00 per share. Management believes that dividends and earnings should grow at 9% annually. Based on this, and a marginal tax rate of 34%, what is the cost of common stock (also known as the cost of retained earnings)?

13.95%

9.43%

14.28%

9.21%

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Answer #1

Cost of common stock=(D1/Current price)+Growth rate

=(3*1.09)/66+0.09

which is equal to

=13.95%(Approx).

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