Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 35

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A) The WACC can be used throughout the firm as the company-wide cost of capital for new investments that are of comparable risk to the rest of the firm and that will not alter the firm's debt-equity ratio.
• B) A disadvantage of the WACC method is that you need to know how the firm's leverage policy is implemented to make the capital budgeting decision.
• C) The intuition for the WACC method is that the firm's weighted average cost of capital represents the average return the firm must pay to its investors (both debt and equity holders) on an after-tax basis.
• D) To be profitable, a project should generate an expected return of at least the firm's weighted average cost of capital.

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Definitions:

Fertilization Cone

A structure formed at the tip of a sperm cell or pollen tube that facilitates the fusion of the male gamete with the female gamete.

Polyspermy Barrier

A physiological and cellular mechanism in eggs to prevent fertilization by more than one sperm, ensuring normal development.

Zygote

The initial cell formed when two gamete cells are joined by means of sexual reproduction, possessing genetic material from both parents.

Cleavage

The process of cell division in the early embryo, leading to the formation of a multicellular structure.