Dietary fiber is the edible parts of plants or analogous carbohydrates that are resistant to digestion and absorption in the human small intestine, with complete or partial fermentation in the large intestine. Dietary fiber includes polysaccharides, oligosaccharides, lignin, and associated plant substances.
The theoretical rate of return attributed to an investment with zero risk. The risk-free rate represents the interest on an investor's money that he or she would expect from an absolutely risk-free investment over a specified period of time. Next Up.
Common uses of the required rate of return include: 1  Calculating the present value of dividend income for the purpose of evaluating stock prices. 2  Calculating the present value of free cash flow to equity. 3  Calculating the present value of operating free cash flow.inding the required rate of return can be done by using the capital asset pricing model (CAPM). The CAPM will require that you find certain inputs: 1  the risk free rate (RFR). 2  the stock's beta. 3  the expected market return.