Which of the Following Statements Is Most Correct

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is most correct?

• A) Beta measures market risk, but if a firm's stockholders are not well diversified, beta may not accurately measure stand-alone risk.
• B) If the calculated beta underestimates the firm's true investment risk, then the CAPM method will overestimate rs.
• C) The discounted cash flow method of estimating the cost of equity can't be used unless the growth component, g, is constant during the analysis period.
• D) An advantage shared by both the DCF and CAPM methods of estimating the cost of equity capital, is that they yield precise estimates and require little or no judgement.
• E) All of the statements above are false.

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