The Cost of Capital Is

question 48

Multiple Choice

The cost of capital is

• A) the opportunity cost of using funds to invest in new projects.
• B) the rate of return the firm must earn on its investments in order to satisfy the required rate of return of the firm's investors.
• C) the required rate of return for new capital investments which have typical or average risk.
• D) all of the above.

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