Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapter 11: Cost of Capital in the Foundations of Financial Management textbook, watch the Week 3 Discussion video with Dr. Kevin Kuznia, DBA, CSSBB, PMP, and review the WACC and Cost of Capital Allocation (Links to an external site.) interactive.

Initial Response:

For this discussion forum, you will provide a real-world example of how capital allocation was successfully (or unsuccessfully) applied. In your response, please address the following:

• First, use the University of Arizona Global Campus Library to research an article on capital allocation; many articles are available in the library.
• Select and review the article.
• For your initial post, summarize the article and provide a connection between the article’s concepts and readings for the week. Do any of the concepts in your article agree or disagree with the text?
• Additionally, based on the findings in your article, explain how the Weighted Average of Cost Capital (WACC) influences investment decisions.