Question

A company's perpetual preferred stock currently trades at $87.50 per share, and it pays an $8.00 annual dividend. If the company were to sell a new preferred issue, it would incur a flotation cost of 5.00% of the issue price. What is the firm's cost of preferred stock?
a. 8.25%
b. 9.14%
c. 8.69%
d. 9.62%

Answer 1

Answer:

9.62%

Explanation:

The firm cost of preferred stock can be calculated as follows

Dividend= $8

Price= $87.50

Floation cost= 5%

= 5/100

= 0.05

= 8/87.50(1-0.05)

= 8/87.50(0.95)

= 8/83.125

= 0.0962×100

= 9.62%

Hence the firm cost of preferred stock is 9.62%