Table 7-6 For Each of Three Potential Buyers of Apples, the Table

question 43

Multiple Choice

Table 7-6
For each of three potential buyers of apples, the table displays the willingness to pay for the first three apples of the day. Assume Xavier, Yadier, and Zavi are the only three buyers of apples, and only three apples can be supplied per day.
-Refer to Table 7-6. If the market price of an apple is $1.40, then consumer surplus amounts to

• A)$0.60.
• B)$1.20.
• C)$1.40.
• D)$3.40

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Definitions:

Cost of Equity Capital

The return required by equity investors as compensation for their investment risk.

WACC

Weighted Average Cost of Capital, a measure of the average rate of return a company is expected to pay its securities holders to finance its assets.

Debt Financing

The practice of borrowing funds to finance the business operations or expansion, typically involving loans or issued bonds.

Cost of Equity

The return a firm theoretically pays to its equity investors, i.e., shareholders, to compensate them for the risk they undertake by investing their capital.