When Estimating the Cost of Equity by Use of the CAPM

question 41

True/False

When estimating the cost of equity by use of the CAPM, three potential problems are (1) whether to use long-term or short-term rates for r_RF, (2) whether or not the historical beta is the beta that investors use when evaluating the stock, and (3) how to measure the market risk premium, RP_M.These problems leave us unsure of the true value of r_s.

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Definitions:

Depreciation Expense

The allocation of the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life, reflecting its decrease in value over time.

Straight-line Depreciation

A method of allocating the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life evenly.

Total Asset Turnover

An efficiency ratio indicating how well a company's assets are used to generate revenue from sales.

Average Total Assets

The average value of all the assets a company owns over a specific time period, calculated by adding the beginning and ending assets and dividing by two.