In a World with Corporate and Personal Taxes, and No

question 44

Multiple Choice

In a world with corporate and personal taxes, and no bankruptcy costs,

• A)a firm's value is unaffected by capital structure.
• B)a firm should maximize its value by maximizing its debt.
• C)a firm should borrow to the point where the marginal benefits of debt equal the marginal costs.
• D)there are usually gains to the firm value associated with the use of debt, however the gains are not as large as those predicted by M&M's corporate tax model.

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