Which of the following statements is correct?
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An advantage shared by both the DCF and CAPM methods when they are used to estimate the cost of equity is that little or no judgment is required.
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If the calculated beta overestimates the firm’s true investment risk, i.e., if the historical beta exceeds the forward-looking beta that investors think exists, then the CAPM method based on the historical beta will produce an estimate of rsand thus a WACC that is too low.
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The specific risk premium used in the CAPM is the same as the risk premium used in the bond-yield-plus-risk-premium approach.
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Beta measures market risk, which is the most relevant risk measure for a publicly owned firm that seeks to maximize its intrinsic value. This is true even if not all of the firm’s shareholders are well diversified.