alleryStart learning →As a firm's risk rises, what happens to its cost of capital?
AIt increases
BIt becomes zero
CIt decreases
DIt stays fixed
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. It increases
Capital providers expect more reward for supplying funds to a riskier firm.
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