Solved

Which Statement Regarding Cost of Capital Is True

Question 49

Multiple Choice

Which statement regarding cost of capital is true?


A) If a company assigns the same cost of capital to all of its projects regardless of each project's risk, then the company is likely to reject some safe projects that it actually should accept and to accept some risky projects that it should reject.
B) Because of the risk of bankruptcy, the cost of debt is always higher than the cost of equity capital.
C) Because no flotation costs are required to obtain capital as retained earnings, the cost of retained earnings is generally lower than the after-tax cost of debt.
D) Higher flotation costs tend to reduce the cost of equity capital.

Correct Answer:

verifed

Verified

Unlock this answer now
Get Access to more Verified Answers free of charge

Related Questions

Unlock this Answer For Free Now!

View this answer and more for free by performing one of the following actions

qr-code

Scan the QR code to install the App and get 2 free unlocks

upload documents

Unlock quizzes for free by uploading documents