Pony Corp. is undertaking a capital budgeting analysis. The firm's beta is 1.5. The rate on 30-year U.S. Treasury bonds is 5%, and the return on the S & P 500 index is 12 %. What is the cost of Pony's retained earnings?
a.) 13.3%
b.) 15.5%
c.) 17.7%
d.) 19.9%