(1) Assume Shrievess average project has a coefficient of variation in the range of 0.2 to 0.4....

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(1) Assume Shrieves’s average project has a coefficient of variation in the range of 0.2 to 0.4. Would the new line be classified as high risk, average risk, or low risk? What type of risk is being measured here?
(2) Shrieves typically adds or subtracts 3 percentage points to the overall cost of capital to adjust for risk. Should the new line be accepted?
(3) Are there any subjective risk factors that should be considered before the final decision is made?

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Corporate Finance A Focused Approach

ISBN: 978-1439078082

4th Edition

Authors: Michael C. Ehrhardt, Eugene F. Brigham

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