Question

Funds acquired by the firm through retained earnings (similar to their free cash flow), have no cost attached to them, because their are no dividend or interest payments associated with them, unlike raising money through debt or equity.
A. True
B. False

Answer 1

Answer:

False

Explanation:

Retained earnings can be defined as the amount of money or income left after a firm or organization as paid out it dividends to their shareholders.

Retained earnings are also an organisation's profit which they retained or keep and this earning is reinvested for other purposes. Such purposes include: Future expansion of the the organization. Retained earnings are a form of liability to a firm.

Funds acquired by the firm through retained earnings (similar to their free cash flow), have cost attached to them. This is because the cost of retained earnings is equivalent to rate of return on re-investment of dividends of shareholders that is paid by the organization. Hence, retained earnings is equivalent to the cost of equity.