Berta Industries stock has a beta of 1.30. The company just paid a dividend of $0.30, and the dividends are expected to grow at 4 percent. The expected return on the market is 13 percent, and Treasury bills are yielding 4.8 percent. The most recent stock price for Berta is $65.
a.
Calculate the cost of equity using the DCF method.
b.
Calculate the cost of equity using the SML method.