Old Town Industries has three divisions. Division X has been in existence the longest and has the most stable sales. Division Y has been in existence for five years and is slightly less risky than the overall firm. Division Z is the research and development side of the business. When allocating funds, the firm should probably:

D.

Explanation:

Based on the scenario being described within the question it can be said that when allocating funds, the firm should probably assign the highest cost of capital to division Z because it is most likely the riskiest of the three divisions. This is because Division Z focuses on research and development which means that they might not actually discover or create something that can bring value to the company and is therefore highly risky.