11-10 Cost of Equity The earnings, dividends, and stock price of Shelby Inc. are expected to grow at 7% per year in the future. Shelby's common stock sells for $23 per share, its last dividend was $2.00, and the company will pay a dividend of $2.14 at the end of the current year. a. Using the discounted cash flow approach, what is its cost of equity? b. If the firm's beta is 1.6, the risk-free rate is 9%, and the expected return on the market is 13%, then what would be the firm's cost of equity based on the CAPM approach? c. If the firm's bonds earn a return of 12%, then what would be your estimate of r using the own-bond-yield-plus-judgmental-risk-premium approach? (Hint: Use the mid-point of the risk premium range.) d. On the basis of the results of parts a-c, what would be your estimate of Shelby's cost of equity