Kinslow Manufacturing Company paid a dividend yesterday of $2.50 per share. The dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 5% per year. The price of Kinslow's common stock today is $25 per share. If Kinslow decides to issue new common stock, flotation costs will equal $2.00 per share. Keys' marginal tax rate is 34%. Based on the above information, the cost of new common stock is:
a. 15.00%
b. 16.41%
c. 10.55%
d. 15.50%