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Consider the following scenario and complete the last column and then Assess the sensitivity of the price-earnings ratio to changes in the cost of equity capital and changes in the growth rate:
Table 9
Estimating price earning(P/E) ratios under various scenarios
| 
 Scenario  | 
 Cost of Equity Capital  | 
 Growth Rate in Earnings  | 
 P/E Ratio  | 
| 
 1  | 
 0.13  | 
 0.09  | 
|
| 
 2  | 
 0.13  | 
 0.11  | 
|
| 
 3  | 
 0.15  | 
 0.09  | 
|
| 
 4  | 
 0.18  | 
 0.09  | 
|
| 
 5  | 
 0.18  | 
 0.11  | 
Payout ratio = 1- Growth rate Earning / Cost of Equity
| Scenario | Cost of Equity | Growth Rate in Earning | 
 Dividend Payout Ratio =1- Growth earning/ Cost of Equity  | 
P/E Ratio= Dividend Payout Ratio/ (Cost of Equity- Growth earning) | 
| 1 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 
 = 1- (0.09/0.13) = 1- 0.69 =0.307  | 
 = 0.307/(0.13-0.09) = 7.67x  | 
| 2 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 
 =1-(0.11/0.13) =1- 0.8461 = 0.1538  | 
 =0.1538/(0.13-0.11) =7.69x  | 
| 3 | 0.15 | 0.09 | 
 =1- (0.09/0.15) =1-0.6 =0.4  | 
 =0.4/(0.15-0.09) = 6.67x  | 
| 4 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 
 =1-(0.09/0.18) =1-0.5 = 0.5  | 
 =0.5/(0.18-0.09) =5.56x  | 
| 5 | 0.18 | 0.11 | 
 =1- (0.11/0.18) =1-0.611 = 0.388  | 
 = 0.388/(0.18-0.11) = 5.54x  |