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Cost of capital Edna Recording Studios, Inc., reported earnings available to common stock of $4,600,000 last year. From those earnings, the company paid a dividend of $1.31 on each of its 1,000,000 common shares outstanding. The capital structure of the company includes 30% debt, 15% preferred stock, and 55% common stock. It is taxed at a rate of 21% a. If the market price of the common stock is $48 and dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 9% per year for the foreseeable future, what is the company's cost of retained earnings financing? b. If underpricing and flotation costs on new shares of common stock amount to $8 per share, what is the company's cost of new common stock financing? c. The company can issue $2.29 dividend preferred stock for a market price of $34 per share. Flotation costs would amount to $2 per share. What is the cost of preferred stock financing? d. The company can issue $1,000-par-value, 11% annual coupon, 14-year bonds that can be sold for $1,180 each. Flotation costs would amount to $25 per bond. What is the after-tax cost of debt financing? e. What is the WACC?