Use the Following Information to Answer the Requirements Required:
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Use the following information to answer the requirements:
$\begin{array}{|c|r|r} & \text { Company X } & \text { Company Y } \\\hline \text { Reported EPS } & \$ 15.00 & \$ 15.00 \\\hline \text { EPS decomposed: } & & \\\hline \text { Permanent } & 75 \% & 65 \% \\\hline \text { Transitory } & 20 \% & 25 \% \\\hline \text { Value-irrelevant } & 5 \% & 10 \%\end{array}$

Required:
a.Use a risk-adjusted cost of capital of 15% to calculate each firm's implied share price and earning multiples.What are the implicit share prices and earnings multiples for the two firms different?
b.Repeat requirement a.,but use a risk-adjusted cost of capital of 8% instead.