In: Finance
1.Depreciation is an example of discounting
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false
2.As of today, MU’s WACC = 11.6% and SBUX’s WACC = 5.9%. Both MU (Micron) and SBUX (Starbucks) are publicly traded companies. This means:the market views MU as riskier than SBUX
true
false
(1).
Answer is True
Explanation;
As we know that depreciation refer to the decrease in the value of an asset due to passage of time, or due to wear & tear. Thus it is helpful in knowing exact & true value of an asset after a certain time that means it shows effect of time on the value of an asset that is why we can say that depreciation is an example of discounting.
(2).
Answer is True
Explanation;
As we know that WACC (Weighted average cost of capital) is the overall cost of capital which shows on average how much a company need to pay for using funds of the investors. Apart from this it is also true that as the risk increases then cost of capital also increases because in case of more risk the inventors will want more return thus higher WACC refers to the more riskier firm.
Thus given statement is true because WACC of MU is higher than WACC of SBUX, so MU is more riskier than SBUK.