Which of the Following Is True About Estimating a Firm's

question 171

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about estimating a firm's cost of equity capital?

• A) We have no model that will provide reasonable estimates.
• B) It is relatively easy to calculate the firm's cost of debt and then back out the cost of equity.
• C) The cost of equity is equal to the weighted average cost of capital.
• D) The cost of equity depends on the total risk of the firm's equity.
• E) There is no way to directly observe the return required by the firm's equity investors.

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