Explain How Irving Fisher's Separation Principle Addresses the Question of What

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Essay

Explain how Irving Fisher's separation principle addresses the question of what will happen to a firm's WACC in M&Ms perfect world as the capital structure changes.

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Definitions:

Risk-Free Return

The theoretical rate of return of an investment with zero risk of financial loss.

Dollar-Weighted Return

A method of calculating an investment's return that takes into account the timing and size of cash flows, providing a more accurate measure of personal investment performance.

Dividend

A portion of a company's earnings that is paid to shareholders, usually on a quarterly basis, as determined by the company's board of directors.

Jensen's Measure

A performance evaluation method that calculates the excess return a fund generates over its expected return, given its level of risk as measured by beta.