Tranquility, Inc

question 75

Multiple Choice

Tranquility, Inc. has common shares with a price of $18.37 per share. The firm paid a dividend of $1.50 yesterday, and dividends are expected to grow at 9 percent for three years and then at 2 percent thereafter. What is the implied cost of common equity capital for Tranquility? Round your final percentage answer to 1 decimal place.

• A) 9.5%
• B) 10.5%
• C) 11.5%
• D) 12.5%

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Definitions:

Activity-Based Costing

A costing methodology that assigns expenses to products and services based on the resources they consume.

Overhead Costs

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Capacity Analysis Report

A document evaluating the maximum output capabilities of a business and whether current operations are efficiently meeting these levels.

Time-Based Activity-Based Costing

An approach to costing that assigns costs to products or services based on the amount of time needed to perform certain activities, emphasizing the temporal aspect of resource consumption.