WACC cost of capital
project specific cost of equity and cost of capital
business risk
financial risk
CAPM
adjust or not depending on the change of business area( geographic ,multinational, or new industry,ways of operating....) , or gearing
same gearing, similar business means same business and financial risk
otherwise, adjust WACC, and APV will be applied in investment project appraisal
no gearing change: WACC for similar business
adjusted WACC for different business
with gearing change(no mater similar business or new area): raising debt APV
same industry, similar business, exist fiance to fund the new project, means the fiancial risk(gearing), the same(the pool of finance argument)