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I just need part D. The answers are not 12.43 and 12.78. it marks those wrong

nere is une conuensed 2021 Dalance sheet for Skye computer Company (i lhousands of Qollars): 2021 Current assets Net fixed assets $1,750 3,250 $5,000 Total assets $ 900 200 1,325 475 Accounts payable and accruals Short-term debt Long-term debt Preferred stock (15,000 shares) Common stock (50,000 shares) Retained earnings Total common equity Total liabilities and equity 1,025 1,075 $2,100 $5,000 Skye's earnings per share last year were $3.75. The common stock sells for $45.00, last year's dividend (Do) was $2.85, and a flotation cost of 9% would be required to sell new common stock. Security analysts are projecting that the common dividend will grow at an annual rate of 9%. Skye's preferred stock pays a dividend of $3.85 per share, and its preferred stock sells for $35.00 per share. The firm's before-tax cost of debt is 12%, and its marginal tax rate is 25%. The firm's currently outstanding 12% annual coupon rate, long-term debt at par value. The market risk premium is 5%, the risk-free rate is 6%, and Skye's beta is 1.716. The firm's total debt, which is the sum of the company's short- term debt and long-term debt, equals s1.525 million. ADA Mayt Cost of preferred stock: % Cost of retained earnings: 15.90 % Cost of new common stock: 16.59 % b. Now calculate the cost of common equity from retained earnings, using the CAPM method. 14.58 % C. What is the cost of new common stock based on the CAPM? (Hint: Find the difference between re and rs as determined by the DCF method, and add that differential to the CAPM value for rs.) 15.27 % d. If Skye continues to use the same market-value capital structure, what is the firm's WACC assuming that (1) it uses only retained earnings for equity and (2) if it expands so rapidly that it must issue new common stock? (Hint: Use the market value capital structure excluding current liabilities to determine the weights. Also, use the simple average of the required values obtained under the two methods in calculating WACC.) WACC1: % WACC: %

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