Which of the Following Statements Is CORRECT

question 70

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

• A) The capital structure that maximizes the stock price is also the capital structure that minimizes the cost of equity from retained earnings (rs).
• B) The capital structure that maximizes the stock price is also the capital structure that maximizes earnings per share.
• C) The capital structure that maximizes the stock price is also the capital structure that maximizes the firm's times interest earned (TIE) ratio.
• D) If a company increases its debt ratio, this will typically increase the marginal costs of both debt and equity, but it still may reduce the company's WACC.
• E) If Congress were to pass legislation that increases the personal tax rate but decreases the corporate tax rate, this would encourage companies to increase their debt ratios.

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