The Higher the Firm's Flotation Cost for New Common Equity,the

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The higher the firm's flotation cost for new common equity,the more likely the firm is to use preferred stock,which has no flotation cost,and retained earnings,whose cost is the average return on the assets that are acquired.

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U.S. Dollars

The official currency of the United States, commonly represented by the symbol $.

Return on Investment

A performance measure used to evaluate the efficiency or profitability of an investment or compare the efficiency of a number of different investments.

Total Liabilities

The sum of all debts and financial obligations a company owes to outside parties.

Total Assets

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