Stock in Dragula Industries has a beta of 1.1. The market risk premium is 7 percent, and T-bills are currently yielding 5.20 percent. The company's most recent dividend was $1.60 per share, and dividends are expected to grow at a 6.0 percent annual rate indefinitely.
If the stock sells for $40 per share, what is your best estimate of the company's cost of equity?