Bloom and Co

Bloom and Co.has no debt or preferred stock¾it uses only equity capital, and has two equally-sized divisions.Division X's cost of capital is 10.0%, Division Y's cost is 14.0%, and the corporate (composite) WACC is 12.0%.All of Division X's projects are equally risky, as are all of Division Y's projects.However, the projects of Division X are less risky than those of Division Y.Which of the following projects should the firm accept?

A) A Division Y project with a 12% return.
B) A Division X project with an 11% return.
C) A Division X project with a 9% return.
D) A Division Y project with an 11% return.
E) A Division Y project with a 13% return.

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