Answer:
b. 9.08%
Explanation:
Cost of preferred stock is the required rate of return by investors for providing capital to a company.
Formula for cost of preferred stock = Dividend / Price*(1-Flotation cost)
Dividend = $8.50
Price = $97.50
Flotation cost = 4% or 0.04 as a decimal
Next, plug in the numbers to the formula;
Cost of preferred stock = 8.50/ [97.50 (1-0.04)]
= 8.50 / 93.6
= 0.0908 or 9.08% as a percentage