What is the firms cost of equity

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The Cracker Barrel has a beta of 0.98, a dividend growth rate of 3.2 percent, a stock price of $33 a share, and an expected annual dividend of $1.06 per share next year. The market rate of return is 11.2 percent and the risk-free rate is 3.7 percent. What is the firm's cost of equity?

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