In Using the ___________ Approach to Estimating the Cost of Capital

question 251

Multiple Choice

In using the ___________ approach to estimating the cost of capital for a division, an analyst proceeds by observing the returns for a firm whose operations are in the same risk class as the
Division.

• A) Pure play.
• B) Conglomerate.
• C) Market specialist.
• D) Correspondent division.
• E) Parallel risk class.

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