The Cost of Equity for a Firm

question 12

Multiple Choice

The cost of equity for a firm:

• A) tends to remain static for firms with increasing levels of risk.
• B) increases as the unsystematic risk of the firm increases.
• C) can be estimated from the capital asset pricing model or the dividend growth model.
• D) equals the risk-free rate plus the market risk premium.
• E) equals the firm's pre-tax weighted-average cost of capital.

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Definitions:

Margin of Safety

The extent to which sales levels can fall before reaching the break-even point, serving as a cushion against financial loss.

Target Profit

The desired net income a firm aims to achieve within a specific time period.

Dollar Sales

The complete income derived from the sale of products or services, measured in units of currency.

Break-even

The point at which total costs and total revenue are equal, resulting in no net loss or gain, and where the business covers all its costs with its sales revenue.