Bncorrect. Ca) AS and dede becomes firm borrows more risky.both sharcholder and bandhedders domanl higher Yates by reducing its a As debt ratio , a dirm f retum, Thus, poth the cost of debt Car reduce Yand the Cost of equity- Cb) As leverage imcreases , the Yatio of the market value of a firm's egui ty to žncane latter debt žnterest) ncre ase,
Cost of Capital
Shareholders and investors who invest into the capital of the firm desire to have a suitable return on their investment funding. The cost of capital reflects what shareholders expect. It is a discount rate for converting expected cash flow into present cash flow.
Capital Structure
Capital structure is the combination of debt and equity employed by an organization in order to take care of its operations. It is an important concept in corporate finance and is expressed in the form of a debt-equity ratio.
Weighted Average Cost of Capital
The Weighted Average Cost of Capital is a tool used for calculating the cost of capital for a firm wherein proportional weightage is assigned to each category of capital. It can also be defined as the average amount that a firm needs to pay its stakeholders and for its security to finance the assets. The most commonly used sources of capital include common stocks, bonds, long-term debts, etc. The increase in weighted average cost of capital is an indicator of a decrease in the valuation of a firm and an increase in its risk.
![~ M:ller Propesition I and 2 hold.
Madiglimi-
the Condesion of eadh af the folluing arguements is
Assume thut Modi
Explain why
Zncorrect.
(a) AS a
risky, both shareholder and bandhdders demaul higfher Yates
of Ye tum. Thas, by reducing
both the cost of debt and the
firm borrows more
and dede becomes
ts debt ratio , a
firm
car reduce
cost of equity.
Cb) As leverage
mcreoses , the Yatio of the market Value of
firm's equity
to income lafter debt interest) incre ase,
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