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Grenzkapitalkosten

English translation: marginal cost of capital

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German term or phrase:Grenzkapitalkosten
English translation:marginal cost of capital
Entered by: Alpha-HD

11:38 Oct 21, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Investment / Securities
German term or phrase: Grenzkapitalkosten
Unternehmenszusammenschlüse nach IFRS und Bewertung: "Die Fremdkapitalkosten sind auf Grundlage der branchenüblichen Grenzkapitalkosten (ggf. determiniert durch das Rating) über einen Fremdkapitalaufschlag auf den risikolosen Zinssatz zu bestimmen."
Alpha-HD
Local time: 00:21
marginal cost of capital
Explanation:
illustrated here in a graph:
http://www.hausarbeiten.de/faecher/hausarbeit/bwg/7431.html
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Kieran McCann
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:21
Grading comment
Thanks - it sounded so translated, but was great help for me to know that it's correct
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marginal cost of capital


Explanation:
illustrated here in a graph:
http://www.hausarbeiten.de/faecher/hausarbeit/bwg/7431.html

Kieran McCann
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 72
Grading comment
Thanks - it sounded so translated, but was great help for me to know that it's correct

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  stahat (X): "marginal capital costs"
3 mins
  -> I think in a corporate finance context we would nearly always say 'cost of capital' in English; 'capital costs' sounds like costs relating to capital expenditure
agree  transatgees
22 mins
  -> thanks
agree  BrigitteHilgner: In economics, it is generally "marginal cost" of something or other - so I see no problem with this instead of "marginal capital costs".
55 mins
  -> thanks
agree  RobinB: Marginal cost of capital. A standard term of art.
1 hr
  -> thanks Robin
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