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:

Market Value

The present cost at which a service or asset may be purchased or sold in the marketplace.

Long-Run Profits

Refers to the earnings a company can maintain once it has reached its full operational efficiency, typically considering all variable and fixed costs.

Managers

Individuals responsible for directing, controlling, and administering all or part of a company or similar organization.

Revenue Maximization

The strategy of adjusting prices or sales volume to generate the highest possible income from sales, not necessarily coinciding with maximum profit.