Using the Capital Asset Pricing Model, the Cost of Common

question 15

Multiple Choice

Using the capital asset pricing model, the cost of common stock equity is the return required byinvestors as compensation for

• A) the firm's nondiversifiable risk.
• B) the specific risk of the firm.
• C) the firm's diversifiable risk.
• D) price volatility of the stock.

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