Which of the Following Statements Is CORRECT

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

• A) Since debt capital can cause a company to go bankrupt but equity capital cannot,debt is riskier than equity,and thus the after-tax cost of debt is always greater than the cost of equity.
• B) The tax-adjusted cost of debt is always greater than the interest rate on debt,provided the company does in fact pay taxes.
• C) If a company assigns the same cost of capital to all of its projects regardless of each project's risk,then the company is likely to reject some safe projects that it actually should accept and to accept some risky projects that it should reject.
• D) Because no flotation costs are required to obtain capital as retained earnings,the cost of retained earnings is generally lower than the after-tax cost of debt.
• E) Higher flotation costs tend to reduce the cost of equity capital.

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Definitions:

Two-Part Tariff

A pricing strategy that includes a fixed fee plus a variable charge for each unit of the product or service consumed.

Bundling

A marketing strategy that involves offering several products or services together as a combined package typically at a lower price than they would cost individually.

Intertemporal Price Discrimination

involves charging different prices at different times for the same product, aiming to maximize profits by taking advantage of differences in demand elasticity over time.

Peak-Load Pricing

A pricing strategy that adjusts prices in response to varying levels of demand, typically higher during peak usage times.