Question

Which of the following statements is most correct? Group of answer choices The percentage flotation cost associated with issuing new common equity is typically smaller than the flotation cost for new debt. The WACC is an estimate of the cost of all the capital a company had raised in the past. The WACC is an estimate of a company’s before-tax cost of capital. There is an "opportunity cost" associated with using retained earnings.

Answer 1

There is an "opportunity cost" associated with using retained earnings hence, they are not free

Step-by-step explanation:

The opportunity cost is the cost that are incurred to gain a better thing by sacrificing the other thing among the other alternatives.

And, the retained earning is the amount which is left after pay off to the shareholders

Therefore the last statement is correct both of them are associated with each other

And the other options are incorrect