Stock in Jansen Industries has a beta of 1.2. The market risk premium is 5 percent, and T-bills are currently yielding 4.9 percent. The company’s most recent dividend was $1.90 per share, and dividends are expected to grow at an annual rate of 5 percent indefinitely. If the stock sells for $50 per share, what is your best estimate of the company’s cost of equity

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19. Stock in Jansen Industries has a beta of 1.2. The market risk premium is 5 percent, and T-bills are currently yielding 4.9 percent. The company’s most recent dividend was $1.90 per share, and dividends are expected to grow at an annual rate of 5 percent indefinitely. If the stock sells for $50 per share, what is your best estimate of the company’s cost of equity?

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