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Growth Company's current share price is $19.95, and it is expected to pay a $1.15 dividend per share next year. After that, the firm's dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 4.1% per year. a. What is an estimate of Growth Company's cost of equity? b. Growth Company also has preferred stock outstanding that pays a $1.95 per share fixed dividend. If this stock is currently priced at $28.05, what is Growth Company's cost of preferred stock? c. Growth Company has existing debt issued three years ago with a coupon rate of 6.3%. The firm just issued new debt at par with a coupon rate of 6.5%. What is Growth Company's cost of debt? d. Growth Company has 4.8 million common shares outstanding and 1.2 million preferred shares outstanding, and its equity has a total book value of $50.2 million. Its liabilities have a market value of $20.2 million. If Growth Company's common and preferred shares are priced at $19.95 and $28.05, respectively, what is the market value of Growth Company's assets? e. Growth Company faces a 35% tax rate. Given the information in parts a through d and your answers to those problems, what is Growth Company's WACC? Note: Assume that the firm will always be able to utilize its full interest tax shield.