Although Dividend Payments Reduce the Total Firm Funds to Pay

question 16

Multiple Choice

Although dividend payments reduce the total firm funds to pay bondholders the payment of dividends can reduce agency costs by:

• A) doing so on a regular schedule.
• B) sharing the dividend payments with the bondholders.
• C) reducing the free cash flows to reduce the perquisite consumption.
• D) transferring the wealth from shareholder to bondholder.

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