Typically, According to the Text, the MCC Schedule Is Either

Multiple Choice

Typically, according to the text, the MCC schedule is either horizontal or rising, which implies that the cost of capital to a firm increases as it raises larger and larger amounts of capital.The rising section of MCC schedule

A) Is caused by economies of scale in financing.
B) Would be eliminated (that is, the MCC schedule would be horizontal) if the firm retained all of its earnings.
C) Results from a change in the debt ratio as the firm expands.
D) Occurs because the firm must, if it is to expand, be willing to take on riskier and riskier projects, and this causes an increase in the cost of capital.
E) Results from flotation costs associated with the sale of new common and preferred stock, along with higher debt costs, as the firm's rate of expansion increases.