Which of the following statements is true? a. If the unlevered cost of equity is 7% and the levered cost of equity is 11%, then the business risk premium must be 4 percentage points. b. If the beta of a firm is greater than one, then it definitely implies that the realized returns made by the firm's equity holders are higher compared with firms that have a beta less than one. c. MNCs with low profit margins are most likely to engage in cost minimization abroad. d. All of the options in this question are correct. e. None of the options in this question are correct.
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