Using the data in the table to the right, calculate the return for investing in the stock from January 1 to December 31. Prices are after the dividend has been paid. (Click on the following icon in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet.) Return for the entire period is %. (Round to two decimal places.) Date Jan 1 Feb 5 May 14 Aug 13 Nov 12 Dec 31 Price $33.88 $30.67 $29.49 $32.38 $39.07 $41.99 Dividend $0.17 $0.17 $0.17 $0.17

Year      AT&T Stock Returns       Market Index Returns  1                         8                                        6  2                         7                                        3  3                         10                                     12  4                         14                                     13  5                         8                                        9                                             Compute the beta for AT&T using the historic returns presented above. Enter answer using 4 decimal places. Example: 0.1234

You've collected the following information from your favorite financial website. 52-Week Price Lo 10.62 Acevedo .55 Hi 79.30 55.81 130.93 50.24 35.00 33.42 69.50 13.95 Required return Stock (Dividend) Georgette, Incorporated 1.54 YBM 2.00 Manta Energy .80 20.74 Winter Sports .32 Dividend PE Yield % Ratio 3.5 3.8 2.2 5.2 1.5 % 6 10 10 6 28 Close Price 15.80 40.43 88.97 15.43 ?? According to analysts, the growth rate in dividends for Acevedo for the previous 10 years has been 4.25 percent. If investors feel th growth rate will continue, what is the required return for the company's stock? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. Net Change -.24 -.01 3.07 -.26 18

You've collected the following information from your favorite financial website. 52-Week Price LO 10.43 33.42 70.00 13.95 20.74 Hi 77.40 55.81 131.03 50.24 35.00 Stock (Dividend) Current stock price Acevedo .36 Georgette, Incorporated 1.54 YBM 2.50 Manta Energy .80 Winter Sports .32 Dividend PE Yield & 2.6 3.8 2.8 5,2 1.5 Ratio 6 10 10 6 28 Close Price. 13.90 40.43 89.07 15.43 ?? Net Change -.24 -.01 3.07 -.26 .18 According to analysts, the growth rate in dividends for YBM for the next five years is expected to be 20.5 percent. Suppose YBM meets this growth rate in dividends for the next five years and then the dividend growth rate falls to 5.5 percent, indefinitely. Assume investors require a return of 15 percent on YBM stock. According to the dividend growth model, what should the stock price be today? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)