The Risk Free Rate of Return Is 3% and the Expected

Multiple Choice

The risk free rate of return is 3% and the expected return on the market portfolio is 14%.Starship Enterprises has a beta of 2.0 and a standard deviation of returns of 26%.Starship's marginal tax rate is 35%.Analysts expect Starship's net income to grow by 12% per year for the next 5 years.Using the capital asset pricing model,what is Starship Enterprises' cost of retained earnings?

A) 18.6%
B) 21.2%
C) 22.8%
D) 25.0%