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1. Calculate Company C's weighted average cost of equity, given the following information: (a) D0: $2.50, (b) Current Stock Price: $52.50, (c) Company's Constant Growth Rate: 6%, (d) Debt: $23,000,000, (e) Equity: $20,000,000, and (f) Preferred Stock: $10,000,000.

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This solution illustrates how to compute a company's weighted-average cost of equity using the Gordon Dividend Growth Model.

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First, we need to find the required rate of return on equity using the Gordon Dividend Growth Model. Therefore,

Current price = Next dividend/(Required rate of return - Growth rate)
Current price = (Last dividend*(1=Growth rate))/(Required rate of return - Growth rate)
$52.50 = ($2.50*(1+.06))/(Required rate of return - .06)
$52.50 = ...

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