The Invisible Hand of the Marketplace Acts to Allocate Resources

question 103

True/False

The invisible hand of the marketplace acts to allocate resources efficiently as well as equitably.

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Definitions:

WACC

Weighted Average Cost of Capital; a measure of a firm's cost of capital where each category of capital is proportionately weighted.

Capital

Refers to financial assets or their financial value, as well as the tangible factors of production that are used to create other goods and services.

After-Tax Cost

The actual cost of an expense or investment after taking into account the effects of taxes.

Debt

An amount of money borrowed by one party from another, under the condition that it is to be paid back at a later date, usually with interest.