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 5.1 percent. The most recent stock price for the company is $68.
a. Calculate the cost of equity using the DCF method.
b. Calculate the cost of equity using the SML method.