Which of the Following Statements Is Correct

question 69

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is correct?

• A) Suppose a firm is losing money and thus,is not paying taxes,and that this situation is expected to persist for a few years whether or not the firm uses debt financing.Then the firm's after-tax cost of debt will equal its before-tax cost of debt.
• B) The component cost of preferred stock is expressed as r_ps(1 − T),because preferred stock dividends are treated as fixed charges,similar to the treatment of debt interest.
• C) The reason that a cost of capital is assigned to retained earnings is because these funds are already earning a return in the business;the reason does not involve the opportunity cost principle.
• D) The bond-yield-plus-risk-premium approach to estimating a firm's cost of common equity involves adding a subjectively determined risk-premium to the market risk-free bond rate.
• E) None of the above is a correct statement.

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Definitions:

Differentiation Strategy

A generic business strategy that requires products to have significant points of difference to charge a higher price while targeting a broad array of market segments.

Significant Points

Major or important aspects, factors, or considerations in a given context, such as key arguments in a discussion or essential features of a project.

Market Segments

Subsections of a market composed of individuals or organizations sharing one or more characteristics that cause them to have similar product needs.

Higher Price

Refers to the increased cost of goods or services compared to previous prices or competitors' prices.