The Reason Why Reinvested Earnings Have a Cost Equal to R_s

question 28

True/False

The reason why reinvested earnings have a cost equal to r_s is because investors think they can (i.e., expect to) earn r_s on investments with the same risk as the firm's common stock, and if the firm does not think that it can earn r_s on the earnings that it retains, it should distribute those earnings to its investors.Thus, the cost of reinvested earnings is based on the opportunity cost principle.

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