To Estimate the Cost of Equity Capital for a Firm

question 24

Multiple Choice

To estimate the cost of equity capital for a firm using APT or CAPM, it is necessary to have:

• A) company financial leverage, beta, and the market risk premium.
• B) company financial leverage, beta, and the risk-free rate.
• C) beta, company financial leverage, and the industry beta.
• D) beta, company financial leverage, and the market risk premium.
• E) beta, the risk-free rate, and the market risk premium.

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