Answer:
The best estimate of the company’s cost of equity is 10.26%.
Explanation:
Cost of Equity by CAPM : 0.034 + 1.05(.07) = 0.1075 or 10.75%
Cost of Equity by Dividend growth model:
RE= (2.35)(1.041) /43) + 0.041 = 0.0978 or 9.78%
For our best estimate, we can take the average of both:
(0.0978 + 0.1075) /2= 0.10265 = 10.26%.