Epley Industries stock has a beta of 1.30. The company just paid a dividend of $.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 5.7 percent. The most recent stock price for the company is $74.
a. Calculate the cost of equity using the DCF method. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
b. Calculate the cost of equity using the SML method. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)