The Essence of Modigliani and Miller's Irrelevance Theory Is That

question 29

Multiple Choice

The essence of Modigliani and Miller's irrelevance theory is that

• A) increasing operating leverage will maximize EPS.
• B) shareholders prefer to invest in firms with a high degree of financial leverage.
• C) altering a firm's capital structure will increase its value.
• D) utilizing more debt will increase a firm's value.
• E) the value of the firm will not be changed by how assets are distributed between bondholders and stockholders.

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