According to the Trade-Off Theory of Capital Structure, the

question 15

Multiple Choice

According to the trade-off theory of capital structure, the benefit of increasing debt is traded-off against the
Potential cost of

• A)bankruptcy; tax
• B)operating; tax
• C)tax; operating
• D)tax; bankruptcy due to increasing debt when determining the firm's optimal capital structure.
• E)operating; bankruptcy

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