which of the following statements about the cost of equity to not-for-profit businesses is most correct? group of answer choices the cost of equity is the return available on short-term investments (marketable securities). the cost of equity is the same as the cost to similar for-profit businesses plus 3-5 percentage points to account for not-for-profit status. because such businesses have no shareholders, the cost of equity is zero. the cost of equity is the greater of the return required to support asset growth or to maintain the desired bond (debt) rating. a cost-of-equity estimate is not needed, because not-for-profit businesses are not required to estimate a cost of capital.
