Calculating the cost of equity-laverne industries stock has


Calculating the Cost of Equity-Laverne Industries stock has a beta of 1.35. The company just paid a dividend of $.85, and the dividends are expected to grow at 5 percent. The expected return of the market is 11.5 percent, and Treasury bills are yielding 5 percent. The most recent stock price is $83.50. Required: (a) Calculate the cost of equity using the dividend growth model method. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percentage rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).) Cost of equity % (b) Calculate the cost of equity using the SML method. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percentage rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).) Cost of equity %

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