1. Over the past 5 years, DL Insulation has paid annual dividends of $1.40, $1.55, $1.70, $1.73, and $1.77 per share. What is the geometric average dividend growth rate for this period?

2.A firm has a current book value per share of $21.10 and a market price per share of $37.57. Next year's earnings are expected to be $5.60 per share and the expected earnings growth rate is 2.5 percent. What is the required rate of return on this stock?