Fantana Company’s preferred stock currently sells for $100.00 per share, and it pays an $6.00 annual dividend.  If the company were to sell a new preferred issue, it would incur a flotation cost of 6.00% of the issue price.  The company's tax rate is 32%. What is Fantana Company's cost of preferred stock?     6.72%     6.53%     6.88%     7.12%     6.38%

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Fantana Company’s preferred stock currently sells for $100.00 per share, and it pays an $6.00 annual dividend.  If the company were to sell a new preferred issue, it would incur a flotation cost of 6.00% of the issue price.  The company's tax rate is 32%. What is Fantana Company's cost of preferred stock?

   

6.72%

   

6.53%

   

6.88%

   

7.12%

   

6.38%

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