Jamieson Ltd$.$ is a large cap company that produces safety clothing and equipment. The CFO collected the following data to calculate the firm$$s beta:

Date Jamieson

Share Price

$($CAD$)$ Stock Index

$1/3/17109\mathrm{.}442,275$

$12/1/16104\mathrm{.}222,239$

$11/1/1698\mathrm{.}362,199$

$10/3/1691\mathrm{.}982,126$

$9/1/1692\mathrm{.}152,168$

$8/1/1693\mathrm{.}742,171$

$7/1/1695\mathrm{.}222,174$

$6/1/1696\mathrm{.}372,099$

$5/2/1697\mathrm{.}752,097$

$4/1/16101\mathrm{.}732,065$

$3/1/1697\mathrm{.}842,060$

$2/1/1694\mathrm{.}111,932$

$1/4/1694\mathrm{.}401,940$

$12/1/15103\mathrm{.}522,044$

$11/2/15111\mathrm{.}082,080$

$10/1/15111\mathrm{.}342,079$

$9/1/15100\mathrm{.}051,920$

$8/3/1599\mathrm{.}731,972$

$7/1/15117\mathrm{.}472,104$

$6/1/15111\mathrm{.}092,063$

$5/1/15107\mathrm{.}422,107$

$4/1/15105\mathrm{.}812,086$

$3/2/15102\mathrm{.}092,068$

$2/2/15101\mathrm{.}302,104$

$1/2/1588\mathrm{.}531,995$

$12/1/1491\mathrm{.}672,059$

$11/3/1488\mathrm{.}912,068$

$10/1/1487\mathrm{.}822,018$

$9/2/1485\mathrm{.}561,972$

$8/1/1486\mathrm{.}382,003$

$7/1/1482\mathrm{.}531,931$

$6/2/1482\mathrm{.}401,960$

$5/1/1480\mathrm{.}741,924$

$4/1/1476\mathrm{.}251,884$

$3/3/1476\mathrm{.}951,872$

$2/3/1477\mathrm{.}661,859$

$1/2/1469\mathrm{.}781,783$

$12/2/1373\mathrm{.}421,848$

$11/1/1366\mathrm{.}971,806$

$10/1/1365\mathrm{.}111,757$

$9/3/1361\mathrm{.}221,682$

$8/1/1357\mathrm{.}751,633$

$7/1/1361\mathrm{.}371,686$

$6/3/1359\mathrm{.}951,606$

$5/1/1359\mathrm{.}881,631$

$4/1/1359\mathrm{.}661,598$

$3/1/1353\mathrm{.}921,569$

$2/1/1351\mathrm{.}821,515$

$1/2/1351\mathrm{.}151,498$

$12/3/1247\mathrm{.}271,426$

$11/1/1246\mathrm{.}431,416$

$10/1/1245\mathrm{.}931,412$

$9/4/1248\mathrm{.}881,441$

$8/1/1246\mathrm{.}251,407$

$7/2/1245\mathrm{.}941,379$

$6/1/1245\mathrm{.}351,362$

$5/1/1242\mathrm{.}741,310$

$4/2/1240\mathrm{.}311,398$

$3/1/1240\mathrm{.}931,408$

$2/1/1239\mathrm{.}261,366$

$1/3/1236\mathrm{.}371,312$

$12/1/1135\mathrm{.}061,258$

REQUIRED:

$1.$ Calculate Jamieson$$s beta.

$2.$ What is Jamieson$$s cost of common equity if the risk$-$free rate is $4\mathrm{.}0\%$ and the market risk premium is $5\mathrm{.}0\%?$