The boardof directors ofAPI, a relatively new electronicsmanufacturer, has decided to beginning paying a common stock dividend to increase the attractiveness of the stock in the free market. The board plans to pay $2.45 per sharein the coming year (i.e., next year) and anticipates that its future dividends will increase at an annual rate consistent with that experienced over the period from 2009 - 2012 (see below).The company currently has a beta of 1.5, the rate of return for the market is expected to be 8% and the risk-free rate is currently 3%. Given this scenario, what is the current value of API's common stock? If the current market price is $48.00 per share, should you purchase this stock.Briefly, explain your answer. (HINT: This problem requires a three-part calculation, involving the CAPM & constant growth models, to solve it).USE MS EXCEL TO CONDUCT YOUR CALCULATIONS

YearDividend

2012$2.32

2011$2.21

2010$2.10

2009$2.00