Caribe's common stock sells for $41, and dividends paid last year were $1.18. The dividends and earnings per share are predicted to have a 5% growth rate. What is the cost of common equity for Caribe?

What will be an ideal response?

Answer:
Cost of internal equity = ((1.18(1 .05)/41) + .05
Cost of internal equity = 8.02%

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