Weaver chocolate co. expects to earn $3.50 per share during the current year, its expected

dividend payout ratio is 65%, its expected constant dividend growth rate is 6.0%, and its

common stock currently sells for $32.50 per share. new stock can be sold to the public at the

current price, but a flotation cost of 5% would be incurred. what would be the cost of retained

earnings common equity (rs) for weaver chocolate co.? what would be the cost of equity from

new common stock (re)?

cost of retained earnings common equity (rs) =

Exercise 2-12 cost behavior; high-low method [lo2-3, lo2-4] speedy parcel service operates a fleet of delivery trucks in a large metropolitan area. a careful study by the company’s cost analyst has determined that if a truck is driven 120,000 miles during a year, the average operating cost is 11.6 cents per mile. if a truck is driven only 80,000 miles during a year, the average operating cost increases to 13.6 cents per mile. required: 1.& 2. using the high-low method, estimate the variable and fixed cost elements of the annual cost of truck operation. (round the "variable cost per mile" to 3 decimal places.)