According to the Signaling Theory That Has Been Proposed to Explain

question 63

Multiple Choice

According to the signaling theory that has been proposed to explain differences in firms' capital structures, which of the following actions by the management is taken as a signal that a firm's future prospects are not bright (i.e., not good) ? (Assume that the firm has multiple financing alternatives.)

• A)A small company raises new capital by issuing of new shares of common stock.
• B)A mature company raises new capital by issuing of new shares of common stock.
• C)A small company maintains a reserve borrowing capacity that can be used if good investments are discovered in the future.
• D)A mature company maintains a reserve borrowing capacity that can be used if good investments are discovered in the future.
• E)A mature company raises new capital by issuing debt beyond the amount that is indicated by its normal target capital structure.

Understand the relationship between confidence levels and interval widths.

Calculate specific confidence intervals given sample statistics.

Grasp the effects of sample size on the precision of confidence intervals.

Comprehend the impact of changing confidence levels on confidence interval precision.

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