1. Jiffy Co. expects to pay a dividend of $3.50 per share in one year. The current price of Jiffy common stock is $56 per share. Flotation costs are $4.00 per share when Jiffy issues new stock. What is the cost of internal common equity if the long-term growth in dividends is projected to be 8.5 percent indefinitely?
2. APR Company's preferred stock is currently selling for $24.00, and pays a perpetual annual dividend of $2.80 per share. New issue of preferred stock would have $4 per share in flotation costs. The firm's tax rate is 40%. Compute the cost of new preferred stock.