Which of the Following Is NOT a Factor Offsetting the Tax

question 52

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a factor offsetting the tax advantage of debt as a source of financing?

• A) increased agency costs
• B) increased probability of financial distress (bankruptcy) due to fixed interest payments
• C) alternative tax shields to those supplied by interest payments
• D) All of the above offset the tax advantage of debt as a source of financing.

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Definitions:

Alternative Hypothesis

In hypothesis testing, the hypothesis that proposes a difference or effect, contrary to the null hypothesis, which implies no effect or difference.

Null Hypothesis

A statement or assumption that there is no effect or no difference, and it serves as the starting point for statistical testing.

Sample Proportion

The fraction or percentage of observations in a sample that belong to a particular category, used to estimate the proportion in the entire population.

Two-Tailed Hypothesis

A statistical test hypothesis that considers both directions of deviation from the null hypothesis, thus testing for the possibility of both positive and negative effects.