Which of the Following Is Not True About the Liquidation/break-Up

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not true about the liquidation/break-up valuation methods?

• A) Highly diversified companies are often valued in terms of the sum of the standalone values of their operating units
• B) The calculation of such values is heavily dependent on the skill of appraisers who are intimately familiar with the operations to be liquidated.
• C) Assets can sometimes be liquidated in an orderly fashion.
• D) Legal, appraisal, and consulting fees may comprise a substantial share of the total proceeds of the sale of the assets
• E) The liquidation value of most of the firm's assets is about the same.

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