Calculate the after-tax cost of preferred stock for Ohio Valley Power Company, which is planning to sell $100 million of $3.25 cumulative preferred stock to the public at a price of $25 per share. Flotation costs are $1.00 per share. Ohio Valley has a marginal income tax rate of 40%.

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Answer:

after tax cost of preferred stock = 13.54%

Explanation:

given data

sell = $100 million

cumulative preferred stock = $3.25

public price = $25 per share

Flotation costs = $1.00 per share

marginal income tax rate = 40%

to find out

after-tax cost of preferred stock

solution

we get here After tax cost of preferred stock  that is express as

after tax cost of preferred stock = cumulative preferred stock ÷ ( public price  - Flotation costs )   .........................1

put here value we get

after tax cost of preferred stock = [tex]\frac{3.25}{25-1}[/tex]

after tax cost of preferred stock = 13.54%

The  after-tax cost of preferred stock should be 13.54%

Calculation of after-tax cost of preferred stock:

Since Ohio Valley Power Company is planning to sell $100 million of $3.25 cumulative preferred stock to the public at a price of $25 per share. Flotation costs are $1.00 per share.

So, after tax preferred stock cost should be

= Cumulative preferred stock ÷ (Price per share - flotation cost)

= 3.25 ÷ (25-1)

= 13.54%

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