If a project has a higher proportion of fixed to variable costs, holding the risk of its revenues constant: O a. its financial leverage will be higher. O b. its beta will be lower, hence its cost of capital will be lower. O c. its beta will be higher, hence its cost of capital will be higher. O d. its beta will be unaffected, since beta does not measure the sensitivity of the project's cash flows to market risk.

If a project has a higher proportion of fixed to variable costs, holding the risk of its revenues constant: O a. its financial leverage will be higher. O b. its beta will be lower, hence its cost of capital will be lower. O c. its beta will be higher, hence its cost of capital will be higher. O d. its beta will be unaffected, since beta does not measure the sensitivity of the project's cash flows to market risk.

Managerial Accounting: The Cornerstone of Business Decision-Making

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Chapter12: Capital Investment Decisions

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Problem 16MCQ: Using IRR, a project is rejected if the IRR a. is equal to the required rate of return. b. is less...

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