The future earnings, dividends, and common stock price of carpetto technologies inc. are expected to grow 7% per year. carpetto's common stock currently sells for $23.00 per share; its last dividend was $2.00; and it will pay a $2.14 dividend at the end of the current year. if the firm's beta is 1.3, the risk-free rate is 9.5%, and the average return on the market is 13%, what will be the firm's cost of common equity using the capm approach?

Juanita and sam attend a beach party and notice that the local beach appears to have a great deal more trash washed up on shore than it did when they were young. the water doesn't appear nearly as clear, and there seems to be less evidence of small water creatures living in the shallows. an afternoon at the local library convinces them that one major cause is the new factory nearby. after some discussion, they decide their next step should be identifying the cause of the changes identifying the problem picketing the guilty factory lobbying their elected representatives to complain about the problem talking to a local environmental group about solutions