10_What is meant by the term 'cost of capital'?

a.

The rate of return that a company has to offer finance providers to induce them to buy and hold financial security.

b.

The rate of return that a company has to pay for its capital investments

c.

The rate of return that a company has to offer shareholders as dividends

d.

The rate of return that a company has to offer purchasers of bonds to induce them to buy