Which of the following statement is correct? Firms raise debt capital from stock holders or preferred stock holders. The cost of debt (RD) is the dividend payments on new common equity. External common equity for a firm can be obtained by repurchasing the existing shares of common stock All the answers are incorrect. The weighted average cost of capital, ka or WACC, is the overall average cost of funds considering each of the component capital costs and the weight of each of those components in the firm's capital structure