Assessing the Impact of Suarez Manufacturing's Proposed Risky Investment on Its Stock Value Early in $2013,$ Inez Marcus, the chief financial officer for Suarez Manufacturing, was given th task of assessing the impact of a proposed risky investment on the firm's stock value. To perform the necessary analysis, Inez gathered the following information on the firm's stock. During the immediate past $5$ years $(2008-2012),$ the annual dividends paid on the firm's common stock were as follows:

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