Calculate the required rate of return for Jefferson Corporation assuming that the investors expect a 3.6% rate of inflation in the future. The real risk-free rate is 1.0%, and the market risk premium is 6.0%. Jefferson Corporation has a beta of 1.5, and its realized rate of return has averaged 8.5% over the past 5 years.

Adams Corp's common stock currently trades at $30.00 per share. it is expected to pay an annual dividend of $1.00 a share at the end of the year, and the constant growth rate is 4% a year. If the company issued new stock, it would incur a 20% flotation cost. What would be the cost of equity from new stock?

A stock has a required return of 9%, the risk-free rate is 4.5%, and the market risk premium is 3%. What is the stock's beta?