Which of the Following Statements Is Correct

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is correct?

• A) The WACC should include only after-tax component costs.Therefore,the required rates of return (or "market rates")on debt,preferred,and common equity (r_d,r_ps,and r_{s or e})must be adjusted to an after-tax basis before they are used in the WACC equation.
• B) The cost of retained earnings is generally higher than the cost of new common stock.
• C) Preferred stock is riskier to investors than is debt.Therefore,if someone told you that the market rates showed r_d > r_ps for a given company,that person must have made a mistake.
• D) When the MCC schedule is developed,the first break point always occurs as a result of using up retained earnings.
• E) If a company with a debt-to-assets ratio of 50 percent were suddenly exempted from all future income taxes,then,all other things held constant,this would cause its WACC to increase.

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