Answer:
Cost of equity from retained earning is 11.84 %
Explanation:
We have given dividend [tex]D_0=$0.80[/tex]
Price at the beginning [tex]P_0=$22.50[/tex]
Growth rate g = 8 %
We have to find the cost of equity from retained earning
Now dividend at the end of year [tex]D_1[/tex] = $0.80×1.08 = 0.864
We know that cost of equity is given by
[tex]Ke=\frac{D_1}{P_O}+g=\frac{0.864}{22.50}+0.08=0.1184=11.84%[/tex]
So cost of equity from retained earning is 11.84 %