Which of the Following Statements Is CORRECT

question 35

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

• A) The component cost of preferred stock is expressed as r_p(1 - T).This follows because preferred stock dividends are treated as fixed charges,and as such they can be deducted by the issuer for tax purposes.
• B) A cost should be assigned to retained earnings due to the opportunity cost principle,which refers to the fact that the firm's stockholders would themselves expect to earn a return on earnings that were paid out rather than retained and reinvested.
• C) No cost should be assigned to retained earnings because the firm does not have to pay anything to raise them.They are generated as cash flows by operating assets that were raised in the past,hence they are "free."
• D) Suppose a firm has been losing money and thus is not paying taxes,and this situation is expected to persist into the foreseeable future.In this case,the firm's before-tax and after-tax costs of debt for purposes of calculating the WACC will both be equal to the interest rate on the firm's currently outstanding debt,provided that debt was issued during the past 5 years.
• E) If a firm has enough retained earnings to fund its capital budget for the coming year,then there is no need to estimate either a cost of equity or a WACC.

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Definitions:

Hearing Loss

Hearing loss is the partial or total inability to hear sound in one or both ears, which can be due to genetic factors, aging, exposure to loud noise, or illness.

Basilar Membrane

A structure in the cochlea of the inner ear that oscillates in response to sound waves, critical for hearing.

Cochlear Fluid

The liquid found within the cochlea of the ear, crucial for the transmission of sound vibrations to generate nerve impulses.