The Discount Rate for a Project Should Equal the

question 20

Multiple Choice

The discount rate for a project should equal the

• A)cost of equity of the firm.
• B)expected return on a financial asset of comparable risk.
• C)discount rate used on the firm's last profitable project.
• D)firm's weighted average cost of capital.
• E)market rate of return.

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