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question 58

Multiple Choice

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Consider a project with free cash flows in one year of $90,000 in a weak economy or $117,000 in a strong economy, with each outcome being equally likely. The initial investment required for the project is $80,000, and the project's cost of capital is 15%. The risk-free interest rate is 5%.
-Suppose that you borrow only $30,000 in financing the project.According to MM proposition II,the firm's equity cost of capital will be closest to:

• A) 21%
• B) 15%
• C) 20%
• D) 25%

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Definitions:

Sales Discounts

Reductions in the price of goods or services offered to customers to prompt early payment or bulk purchases.

Sales Returns

Goods returned by the buyer to the seller for a refund or credit, often due to issues like defects or dissatisfaction.

Adjusting Entries

Journal entries made in accounting at the end of a reporting period to allocate income and expenditures to the period in which they actually occurred.

Periodic Inventory

A periodic inventory system is an accounting method where inventory levels and cost of goods sold are updated in the ledger at the end of an accounting period, rather than tracking each sale or purchase individually.