The Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)declines as More of the Lowest

question 39

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The weighted average cost of capital (WACC)declines as more of the lowest cost component is added.What limits a firm from using nearly all debt is that as the debt-to-assets ratio rises,the absolute interest expense gets very large.The large interest expense reduces income and results in a debt-to-assets ratio limit even though the WACC continues to decline.

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Cross-price Elasticity

A measure of how the quantity demanded of one good responds to a change in price of another good, indicating the degree of substitutability or complementarity between the two goods.

Good W

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Good Y

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Rationing Device

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