In Determining the Cost of Debt, Several Factors Must Be

question 77

Multiple Choice

In determining the cost of debt, several factors must be considered. All of the following are those factors EXCEPT ____.

• A) the firm's before-tax cost of debt
• B) the firm's tax rate
• C) flotation costs
• D) the firm's growth rate of dividends

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