An Example of an External Factor That Affects a Corporation's

question 8

Multiple Choice

An example of an external factor that affects a corporation's risk or beta, and hence required rate of return would be

• A) a financing mix.
• B) a change in top management.
• C) an asset mix.
• D) inflation.

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