Finance Exam 3

rd

Before-Tax Cost of Debt

rp

Cost of Preferred Stock

rs

Cost of Common Equity Raised by Retaining Earnings

re

Cost of Common Equity Raised by Issuing New Stock

What does Preferred Stock and Debt have in common?

Usually has no voting rights

What does Preferred Stock and Equity have in common?

Usually has no specific maturity date

The cost of raising capital through retained earnings is _________ the cost of raising capital through new common stock.

Less Than

What factors cannot be controlled involving WACC Cost of Capital?

The performance of index funds and interest rates in the economy

If Expected Return is HIGHER than WACC (risk based cost), a firm should...

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