Bunkhouse electronics is a recently incorporated firm that makes electronic entertainment systems. its earnings and dividends have been growing at a rate of 30%, and the current dividend yield is 2%. its beta is 1.2, the market risk premium is 8%, and the risk-free rate is 4%. (lo13-4) a. use the capm to estimate the firm’s cost of equity. b. now use the constant growth model to estimate the cost of equity. c. which of the two estimates is more reasonable?

Rate of return, standard deviation, coefficient of variation personal finance problem mike is searching for a stock to include in his current stock portfolio. he is interested in hi-tech inc.; he has been impressed with the company's computer products and believes hi-tech is an innovative market player. however, mike realizes that any time you consider a technology stock, risk is a major concern. the rule he follows is to include only securities with a coefficient of variation of returns below 1.07. mike has obtained the following price information for the period 2015 through 2018:hi-tech stock, being growth-oriented, did not pay any dividends during these 4 years. a. calculate the rate of return for each year, 2015 through 2018, for hi-tech stock. b. assume that each year's return is equally probable and calculate the average return over this time period. c. calculate the standard deviation of returns over the past 4 years. (hint: treat this data as a sample.) d. based on b and c determine the coefficient of variation of returns for the security. e. given the calculation in d what should be mike's decision regarding the inclusion of hi-tech stock in his portfolio?