Which Two Words Correctly Complete the Following Statement: "Financial Distress

question 44

Multiple Choice

Which two words correctly complete the following statement: "Financial distress and agency costs eventually outweigh the lower cost of debt as gearing rises causing the WACC to and the firm's value to _."?

• A) rise; rise
• B) rise; fall
• C) fall; rise
• D) fall; fall

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