Answer: To afford to retire
Explanation: The life cycle theory was established by Modigliani in 1957. This theory states that a rational individual manages its expenses with the motive of saving sufficient amount till his or her retirement.
As per this theory, the individual consumes almost same amount of income which leads to the situation of borrowing in times of low income and savings in times of high income.
However the minor differences leads to savings high than borrowings in times of low income the individual significant lowers his or her capital expenditure.
Answer: A. Owners' equity for proprietorships and partnerships is usually referred to as capital.
B. No distinction is made between invested capital and retained earnings for a proprietorship or a partnership.
C. Neither proprietorships or partnerships issue stock.
Explanation:
The statements that are true regarding owners' equity and ownership rights held in noncorporate entities include:
• No distinction is made between invested capital and retained earnings for a proprietorship or a partnership.
• Neither proprietorships or partnerships issue stock.
• Owners' equity for proprietorships and partnerships is usually referred to as capital.
We should note that sole proprietorships and partnership typically don't have stockholders and shouldn't issue stock as they aren't separated from their founders.
Also, the owners' equity for proprietorships and partnerships is usually referred to as capital. We should note that for a sole proprietorship or a partnership, the equity is the owners capital account which can be seen on the balance sheet.
Based on the above explanation, all the options given above are correct.
Answer: Option C
Explanation: In simple words, cost of capital refers to the amount of return that the investor are expecting for tasking the risk of investing in the company. In other words, it is the amount the company has to offer in return to the investors for attaining the capital from the market.
Often the cost of capital is used to evaluate the profitability of the project, that is, if the return in project is higher than the cost of financing it should be taken by the company.
However there are other component while evaluating a project that is risks associated with it. Risk of every projects is different from the other and hence only those project should be evaluated on the basis of cost of capital that is similar to the company's average.