Ningbo Shipping Has Common Stock with a Market Price of $25

question 25

Multiple Choice

Ningbo Shipping has common stock with a market price of $25 per share and an expected dividend of $2 per share at the end of the coming year. The growth rate in dividends has been 5 percent and this growth is expected to continue indefinitely. Based on this information, the cost of the firm's common stock equity is

• A) 5%.
• B) 8%.
• C) 10%.
• D) 13%.

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