A Company Whose Target Capital Structure Calls for 50% Debt

question 64

Multiple Choice

a company whose target capital structure calls for 50% debt and 50% common equity, which of the following statements is CORRECT?

• A)The interest rate used to calculate the WACC is the average after-tax cost of all the company's outstanding debt as shown on its balance sheet.
• B)The WACC is calculated on a before-tax basis.
• C)The WACC exceeds the cost of equity.
• D)The cost of equity is always equal to or greater than the cost of debt.
• E)The cost of retained earnings typically exceeds the cost of new common stock.

Understand the basic concepts and structures of transportation problems.

Analyze the effect of constraints such as unavailable routes on the solution and cost of transportation problems.

Determine the number of possible routes and used routes in transportation problems.

Apply the Northwest-corner method to initiate the solution for transportation problems.

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