Oval Inc. just paid a dividend equal to $1.50 per share on its common stock, and it expects this dividend to grow by 4 percent per year indefinitely. The firm plans to issue common stock, which has a $16 per share market price, to raise funds to support operations. Oval's investment bankers estimate that the flotation costs for new issues of common stock will be equal to 8 percent of the issue (market) price. What is Oval's cost of new common equity, re?

A. 14.60%
B. 13.38%
C. 10.60%
D. 8.76%
E. 18.55%


Answer: A

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