Shareholders in a Leveraged fiRm Might Wish to Accept a Negative

question 85

Multiple Choice

Shareholders in a leveraged firm might wish to accept a negative net present value project if:

• A)it increases the standard deviation of the returns on the firm's assets.
• B)it lowers the variance of the returns on the firm's assets.
• C)it lowers the risk level of the firm.
• D)it diversifies the cash flows of the firm.
• E)it decreases the risk that a firm will default on its debt.

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