1) Explain what would be the cost of retained earnings equity for Tangshan Mining if the expected return on U.S. Treasury Bills is 5.00%, the market risk premium is 10.00 percent, and the firm's beta is 1.3?
2) A firm has common stock with a market price of $25 per share and an expected dividend of $2 per share at the end of the coming year. The growth rate in dividends has been 5 percent. The cost of the firm's common stock equity is?
3) Provided that the cost of common stock is 18 percent, dividends are $1.50 per share, and the price of the stock is $12.50 per share, what is the annual growth rate of dividends?