Which of the Following Is True of the Poorest Countries

question 133

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the poorest countries of the world?

• A)Children make up less than one-fifth of the population.
• B)There are more people over the age of 65 than under the age of 15.
• C)Children under the age of 15 make up nearly half the population.
• D)Fertility rates are very low compared to industrial countries.
• E)The growth rate in total production generally exceeds the population growth rate.

Understand the cultural variance in attitudes towards gender and child rearing practices.

Understand how firms estimate the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for individual projects, including the pure play approach and subjective approaches.

Learn to calculate a firm's after-tax cost of debt.

Recognize the impact of using book versus market values on WACC calculations and the importance of market-to-book ratios.

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