Suppose Hornsby Ltd. just issued a dividend of $2.61 per share on its common stock. The company paid dividends of $2.11, $2.18, $2.35, and $2.45 per share in the last four years.
If the stock currently sells for $80, what is your best estimate of the company's cost of equity capital using arithmetic and geometric growth rates?
(Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)