Announcing "Scientific" Findings in a Press Conference Before They Have

question 54

Multiple Choice

Announcing "scientific" findings in a press conference before they have been published in an established scientific journal

• A)suggests there may be reason to question the validity of the results or conclusions.
• B)suggests that the results were too ground-breaking to wait for or need peer-review.
• C)suggests there is no reason to question the validity of the results.
• D)suggests that the media has scientifically determined the results to be valid and repeatable.

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Definitions:

Cost of Equity

The return that investors require for investing in a company's equity, representing the compensation for taking on the risk of investing in the company.

Debt/Equity Ratio

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Cost of Equity

The return a firm theoretically pays to its equity investors, i.e., shareholders, to compensate for the risk they undertake by investing their capital.

Cost of Debt

The effective rate that a company pays on its current debt as part of its capital structure.