Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 73

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A) The equity cost of capital for a stock is the expected return of other investments available in the market with equivalent risk to the firm's shares.
• B) The price of a share of stock is equal to the present value of the expected future dividends it will pay.
• C) If the current stock price were less than P₀ = , it would be a negative NPV investment, and we would expect investors to rush in and sell it, driving down the stock's price.
• D) The law of one price implies that to value any security, we must determine the expected cash flows an investor will receive from owning it.

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Definitions:

Indifference Curves

A graphical representation of different combinations of goods or services among which a consumer is indifferent, showing preferences and trade-offs.

Completeness

In the context of preferences, the assumption that any two bundles of goods can be compared, meaning a consumer can decide if one is preferred, the other is preferred, or they are valued equally.

Transitivity

The concept in decision theory and economics that if preference or choice A is preferred to B, and B is preferred to C, then A must be preferred to C.

Marginal Rate

The additional cost or benefit associated with a small unit change in a variable or activity.