You Were Recently Hired by Garrett Design,Inc

Multiple Choice

You were recently hired by Garrett Design,Inc.to estimate its cost of common equity.You obtained the following data: D₁ = $1.75; P₀ = $42.50; g = 7.00% (constant) ; and F = 5.00%.What is the cost of equity raised by selling new common stock?

A) 10.77%
B) 11.33%
C) 11.90%
D) 12.50%
E) 13.12%