IBM’s stock price is $22, it is expected to pay a $2 dividen…

IBM’s stock price is $22, it is expected to pay a $2 dividend, and analysts expect the firm to grow at 10 percent per year for the next five years. TDI’s stock price is $10, it is expected to pay a $1 dividend, and analysts expect the firm to grow at 12 percent per year for the next five years. What is the difference in the two firms’ required rates of return?

Amino Industries common shares sell for $100 per share. Amin…

Amino Industries common shares sell for $100 per share. Amino expects to set their next annual dividend at $4.00 per share. If Amino expects future dividends to grow at 5 percent per year, indefinitely, the current risk-free rate is 2 percent, the expected rate on the market is 7 percent, and the stock has a beta of 1.5, what should be the best estimate of the firm’s cost of equity, by taking an average of the 2 estimates?