The WACC is a weighted average of the costs of debt, preferred stock, and common equity. Would

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The WACC is a weighted average of the costs of debt, preferred stock, and common equity. Would the WACC be different if the equity for the coming year came solely in the form of retained earnings versus some equity from the sale of new common stock? Would the calculated WACC depend in any way on the size of the capital budget? How might dividend policy affect the WACC?


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A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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Fundamentals of Financial Management

ISBN: 978-0324664553

Concise 6th Edition

Authors: Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston

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