A firm has decided to use the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) to calculate the cost of its internal common stock equity for its WACC. If the firm has a beta of 1.39, the risk-free rate as measured by the rate on short-term U. S. Treasury bills is 3%, and the expected rate of return on the overall stock market is 12%. What would the firm's cost of common stock equity be

If you were running a company, what are at least two things you could do to improve its productivity.

Suppose the real risk-free rate and inflation rate are expected to remain at their current levels throughout the foreseeable future. consider all factors that affect the yield curve. then identify which of the following shapes that the u. s. treasury yield curve can take. check all that apply.

Why is it easier for new entrants to get involved in radical innovations when compared to incumbent firms? a. unlike incumbent firms, new entrants do not have to face the high entry barriers, initially. b. new entrants are embedded in an innovation ecosystem, while incumbent firms are not. c. unlike incumbent firms, new entrants do not have formal organizational structures and processes. d. incumbent firms do not have the advantages of network effects that new entrants have.