The Text Identifies Three Methods for Estimating the Cost of Common

question 25

True/False

The text identifies three methods for estimating the cost of common stock from retained earnings: the CAPM method,the DCF method,and the bond-yield-plus-risk-premium method.Since we cannot be sure that the estimate obtained with any of these methods is correct,it is often appropriate to use all three methods,then consider all three estimates,and end up using a judgmental estimate when calculating the WACC.

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Definitions:

Convertible

A type of financial security that can be changed into a different form, most commonly a bond that can be converted into shares of the issuing company.

Promised Yield

The return an investor is told to expect from a bond or other fixed-income security, assuming it is held to maturity and all payments are made as scheduled.

Bond A

A financial security that represents a loan made by an investor to a borrower, typically corporate or governmental, which pays interest at predetermined intervals.

Hedging

A strategy used in finance to reduce the risk of adverse price movements in an asset, typically by taking an offsetting position in a related security.