What is the opportunity cost of (a) Borrowed funds (b) Equity capital? Under current tax law, firms

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What is the opportunity cost of 

(a) Borrowed funds

(b) Equity capital? 

Under current tax law, firms can record as an expense the opportunity cost of borrowed funds, but not equity capital. How does this tax law affect the amount of debt the firm wants to incur, compared with the amount of money it raises by selling equity?

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Economics Private And Public Choice

ISBN: 9780357133996

17th Edition

Authors: James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Russell S. Sobel, David A. Macpherson

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