When Faced with Financial Distress; Managers of Firms Acting on Behalf

question 26

Multiple Choice

When faced with financial distress; managers of firms acting on behalf of their shareholders' interests will:

• A) favor issuing large quantity of low quality debt to low quantity of high quality debt
• B) favor paying high dividends to the shareholders
• C) delay the onset of bankruptcy as long as they can
• D) all of the above

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