Corporate Issuers
WACC (weighted average cost of capital) represents:
- AThe blended required return on a firm's debt and equityCorrect
- BThe dividend yield
- COnly the cost of equity
- DThe risk-free rate
Why: WACC blends the after-tax cost of debt and the cost of equity by their weights.
Ethical & Professional Standards
Under the CFA Institute Code and Standards, when interests conflict, a member should place first the interests of:
- ATheir employer
- BThe clientCorrect
- CRegulators
- DThemselves
Why: Client interests come before the employer's and the member's own.