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rate to approximate the short-term risk-free rate, and the T-bond rate to approximate
the long-term risk-free rate. So, whenever you see the term “risk-free rate,” assume
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An Overview of Corporate
Finance...
... general, we use the T-bill
rate to approximate the short-term risk-free rate, and the T-bond rate to approximate
the long-term risk-free rate. So, whenever you see the term “risk-free rate,” assume
that ... interest rate charged, r
T-bill
, would be the real risk-free rate, r*, plus the infla-
tion premium (IP):
r
T-bill
ϭ r
RF
ϭ r* ϩ IP.
Therefore, if the real short-term risk-free rate of int...
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Sole Proprietorships
Corporations
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Unlimited Liability
Personal tax on profits
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Corporate tax on profits +
Personal ... 1....
... incentives, the corporate culture is
potentially impacted. While stock options do not create the corpo-
rate culture of high-risk behavior, they do contribute to it. In a cor-
porate environment ... Enron
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which helped bring down a once revered accounting firm, has filled
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