The Term Used to Describe a Catastrophic Event That Is

question 5

Multiple Choice

The term used to describe a catastrophic event that is so sudden or uncontrollable that it overwhelms cognition and meaning making, and shatters the person's assumptions about the world is called:

• A)Crisis
• B)Compound crisis
• C)Trauma
• D)Complex crisis

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Definitions:

Weighted Average Cost

A calculation that takes into account the varying costs of different sources of capital, weighted by their proportions in the capital structure.

Cost of Equity

The return that investors expect for investing in a company's equity, representing the compensation the market demands in exchange for owning the asset and bearing the risk of ownership.

After-tax Cost

The expense of an investment or operation after accounting for the impact of taxes, reflecting the true cost to the investor or business.