When the Firm Increases Its Debt in Direct Proportion to the Market

question 34

True/False

When the firm increases its debt in direct proportion to the market value of its equity, the level of the debt is perfectly correlated with the firm's market value. Consequently, the risk associated with the tax shield (resulting from interest paid on outstanding debt) is the same as that associated with the firm.

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