Answer:
a. 7.71%
b. $57.57
Explanation:
a. The computation of discount rate is shown below:-
Discount rate = Risk free rate of return + Market Risk Premium × Beta
Here Common stock will have the same market risk as S&P 500 i.e Beta of Common Stock is 1
= 1.5% + 7.6 × 1
= 7.71%
b. The computation of stock price is shown below:-
Stock price = Expected Stock Value at year End ÷ (1+ Discount rate) + Expected Dividend ÷ (1 + Discount Rate)
= $60 ÷ (1 + 7.71%) + $2 ÷ (1 + 7.71%)
= $60 ÷ 1.0771 + 2 ÷ 1.0771
= $55.71 + $1.86
= $57.57