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COST OF CAPITAL: EQUITY, DEBT, RETAINED EARNINGS
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Q.31. Write a short note on: "Determinants of cost of capital."
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What is meant by cost of capital? What are the components of cost of capital? How are
they calculated?
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OR
Define cost of capital. State its significance.
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OR
Write a short note on Cost of Equity Capital.
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Cost of Capital refers to the discount rate H¡${nQ>b H$s H$m°ñQ> go Ame` Cg aoQ> go h¡ Omo ^{dî`
that would be used in determining the present _| àmßV hmoZo dmbo {H$gr g§^m{dV H¡$e BZâbmoO H$m dV©_mZ
value of the estimated future cash inflows and _yë` kmV H$aZo _| Cn`moJ _| bm`r OmVr h¡ VWm `h {ZU©`
deciding whether the project is worth under- H$aZo _| ghm`H$ hmoVr h¡ {H$ àmoOoŠQ> _| YZ bJmZm Cn`wº$
taking or not. In this sense, it is defined as the
minimum rate of return that a firm must earn h¡ AWdm ZhtŸ& Bg àH$ma, `h [aQ>Z© H$m dh {_{Z__ aoQ> h¡
on its investment for the market value of the Omo {H$gr H$ånZr Ho$ {b`o AnZo BÝdoñQ>_|Q> na A{O©V
firm to remain unchanged. H$aZm Amdí`H$ h¡ Vm{H$ \$_© H$s _mH}$Q> d¡ë`y ~Zr ahoŸ&
The cost of capital to a company is the H¡${nQ>c H$s H$m°ñQ> go A{^àm` [aQ>Z© Ho$ Cg {_{Z__
minimum rate of return that it must earn on aoQ> go h¡ Omo H$ånZr H$mo AnZo BÝdoñQ>_|Q> na A{O©V H$aZm
its investments in order to satisfy the various
categories of investors who have invested their Amdí`H$ h¡ Vm{H$ BÝdoñQ>g© H$mo CZHo$ Ûmam eo`g©, {S>~oÝMg©
funds in the form of shares, debentures or term `m Q>_© bmoZ _| bJm`o J`o YZ na n`m©ßV [aQ>Z© {_b gHo$Ÿ&
loans. Unless the company earns this mini-
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mum rate, the investors will be tempted to
pull out of the company, leave aside the thought BÝdoñQ>g© Cg H$ånZr H$mo N>mo‹S>Zo H$m à`mg H$a|JoŸ& CXmhaU
of further capital investment in that company.
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For example, equity investors expect a mini-
mum return as dividend based on their per- H§$nZr H$s nyd© Ho$ na\$m°_}Ýg `m AÝ` H§$n{Z`m| Ho$ eo`g© _|
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