单选题 An analyst does research about cost of capital and gathers the following information about a company's proposed investment projects for 2012:
Project Initial Investment(million) NPV (million) IRR
1 $21 $2.4 21%
2 $23 $1.6 19%
3 $19 $0.8 17%
4 $19 $0.6 14%
5 $31 -$1.0 12%
If the analyst's calculations are accurate, the each of the projects has the predicted cash flow pattern and the same risk as the company, the company's cost of capital is closest to:
A. 12%
B. 13%
C. 14%

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 如果取12%作为折现率,则项目5的净现值为0,而如果用公司的资本成本来进行折现,则项目5的净现值为-$1.0million,说明资本成本比12%要大;如果取14%作为折现率,则项目4的净现值为0,而如果用公司的资本成本来进行折现,则项目4的净现值为$0.5million,说明资本成本比14%要小。所以,公司的资本成本最接近13%。