Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false. Support vour answers with relevant explanations. A) Modigliani and Miller's Proposition II assumes that increased borrowin does not afffect the interest rate on the firm's debt. B) Under the conditions of perfect capital markets the cost of capital of a company financed fully by equity is expected to be equal to that of the same company but financed with 50% equity and 50% debt.  C) The higher the systematic risk of a company's stock, the higher the value of its beta. The higher the beta, the higher the return required by investors.

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Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false. Support vour answers with relevant explanations.

A) Modigliani and Miller's Proposition II assumes that increased borrowin does not afffect the interest rate on the firm's debt.

B) Under the conditions of perfect capital markets the cost of capital of a company financed fully by equity is expected to be equal to that of the same company but financed with 50% equity and 50% debt. 

C) The higher the systematic risk of a company's stock, the higher the value of its beta. The higher the beta, the higher the return required by investors.

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