The Cost of Capital is a Critical Element in Business Decisions A Report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Master of Science of the Loughborough University. November 2004 ABSTRACT This paper discusses the issue of whether the Cost of Capital is a critical element in business decisions through the topics of Capital Structure and the effects of the Cost of Capital on a company's competitiveness. Through the use of both qualitative …showed first 75 words of 4029 total…

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