Answer:
Alpha Moose Transporters
If Alpha Moose expects to incur flotation costs of 5.00% of the value of its newly-raised equity funds, then the flotation-adjusted (net) cost of its new common stock (rounded to two decimal places) should be:
= $30.84.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Current stock price = $33.35 per share
Dividend per share = $1.36
Flotation costs = 5.00%
Flotation-adjusted stock price = $31.68 ($33.35 * 0.95)
Expected dividend growth rate = 8.70%
Expected rate of returns = 4.29% ($1.36/$31.68 * 100)
Cost of new common stock = Dividend per share/(Expected rate of returns - Dividend growth rate)
= $1.36/(0.0429 - 0.087)
= $1.36/0.0441
= $30.84