1. (Common stockholder expected return) If you purchased 125 shares of common stock that pays an end-of-year dividend of $3, what is your expected rate of return if you purchased the stock for $30 per share? Assume the stock is expected to have a constant growth rate of 7 percent.
2. (Cost of debt) The Zephyr Corporation is contemplating a new investment to be financed 33 percent from debt. The firm could sell new $1,000 par value bonds at a net price of $945. The coupon interest rate is 12 percent, and the bonds would mature in 15 years. If the company is in a 34 percent tax bracket, what is the after-tax cost of capital to Zephyr for bonds?
3.? (Cost of preferred stock) Your firm is planning to issue preferred stock. The stock sells for $115; however, if new stock is issued, the company would receive only $98. The par value of the stock is $100, and the dividend rate is 14 percent. What is the cost of capital for the stock to your firm