A Public Good Is One That Is Generally Available for Consumption

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A public good is one that is generally available for consumption by the public;that is,a person does not have to be a member of a special group or a club to be able to consume it.A good example would be milk for sale in a grocery store that is open to the public.

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Definitions:

Residual Value

The estimated value that an asset will have at the end of its useful life, after depreciation has been accounted for.

EVA

Economic Value Added, a measure of a company's financial performance based on residual wealth calculated by deducting cost of capital from its operating profit.

Company Tax Rate

The percentage of a corporation's profits that is paid to the government as tax.

WACC

Weighted Average Cost of Capital; a calculation that reflects the cost of a company's financing including both debt and equity.