Reliable Electric is a regulated public utility, and it is expected to provide steady dividend growth of 5% per year for the indefinite future.

Reliable Electric is a regulated public utility, and it is expected to provide steady dividend growth of 5%

per year for the indefinite future. Its last dividend was $2 per share; the stock sold for $60 per share just

after the dividend was paid. What is the company’s cost of equity?

(Do not round intermediate

calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)