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Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital (Abridged)

By: Richard S. Ruback
  • Format:Print
  • | Language:English
  • | Pages:10
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Abstract

Gives students the opportunity to explore how a company uses the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to compute the cost of capital for each of its divisions. The use of Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) formula and the mechanics of applying it are stressed.

Keywords

Cost of Capital; Mathematical Methods

Citation

Ruback, Richard S. "Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 289-047, March 1989. (Revised April 1998.)
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