A Firm Can Raise Up to $700 Million for Investment

question 13

Multiple Choice

A firm can raise up to $700 million for investment from a mixture of debt, preferred stock and retained equity. Above $700 million, the firm must issue new common stock. Assuming that debt costs and preferred stock costs remain unchanged, the marginal cost of capital for amounts up to $700 million will be ____ the marginal cost of capital for amounts over $700 million.

• A) less than
• B) equal to
• C) greater than
• D) Cannot be determined from the information given

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