When Estimating a Firm's Cost of Equity Capital Using the CAPM

question 44

Multiple Choice

When estimating a firm's cost of equity capital using the CAPM, you need to estimate:

• A) the risk-free rate of return.
• B) the expected return on the market portfolio.
• C) the firm's beta.
• D) all of the above

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