To What Does the Absolute Priority Rule Refer

question 42

Multiple Choice

To what does the absolute priority rule refer?

• A)It stipulates that the federal bankruptcy court will have full power to modify any decision handed down by a lower bankruptcy court.
• B)It stipulates that common shareholders are the only category of a firm's investors that will have voting rights.
• C)It stipulates that, in the event of liquidation, senior bondholders are paid first, then junior bondholders, then preferred shareholders, and finally common shareholders.
• D)It stipulates that a firm must file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy prior to filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy to ensure that the common shareholders rights don't get violated.

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