The Cost of Equity for a Firm Is

question 1

Multiple Choice

The cost of equity for a firm is:

• A) determined by directly observing the rate of return required by equity investors.
• B) based on estimates derived from financial models.
• C) equivalent to a leveraged firm's cost of capital.
• D) equal to the risk-free rate of return plus the market risk premium.
• E) equal to the risk-free rate of return plus the dividend growth rate.

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