My answer: <span>b. opportunity during the time of the patent protection
Patent protection may also be identified as a cost for doing business but there are a lot of costs that will be spent in doing business. Thus, patent protection of Brutus' Fried Chicken will be treated as opportunity during the time of the patent protection. This patent ensures that only Brutus' Fried Chicken can use of the said </span><span>recipe for the spices used in the coating of the chicken. They can litigate anyone who will infringe on their recipe. </span>
Answer:
Explanation:
The cost of equity can be estimated using two (2) different models:
- <em>The Dividend Valuation Model</em>
- <em>The capital asset pricing model (CAPM)</em>
<em>The Dividend Valuation Model(DVM) is a technique used to value the worth of an asset. According to this model, the value of an asset is the sum of the present values of the future cash flows would that arise from the asset discounted at the required rate of return. </em>
The model is stated below as follows
P = D(1+g)/ke-g)
<em>The capital asset pricing model (CAPM): relates the price of a share to the market risk or systematic risk. The systematic risk is that which affects all the all the economic agents, e.g inflation, interest rate e.t.c
</em>
<em>This model is considered superior to DVM. Hence, we will use the CAPM</em>
Using the CAPM , the expected return on a asset is given as follows:
E(r)= Rf +β(Rm-Rf)
E(r) =? , Rf- 2.86%, Rm-Rf - 7.00 β- 1.23
E(r) = 2.86% + 1.23× 7%
= 2.86% + 8.61%
= 11.47
%
Cost of equity= 11.47
%
Answer: C
Explanation:
Since he turned it down, he must have less money to use with it. There would be no other reason for him to turn it down. Therefore, the project value is negative.
