The Interest Tax Shield Has No Value for a Firm

question 14

Multiple Choice

The interest tax shield has no value for a firm when:
I. the tax rate is equal to zero.
II. the debt-equity ratio is exactly equal to 1.
III. the firm is unlevered.
IV. a firm elects 100% equity as its capital structure.

• A) I and III only
• B) II and IV only
• C) I, III, and IV only
• D) II, III, and IV only
• E) I, II, and IV only

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Definitions:

Bystander Effect

The phenomenon where individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present.

Kitty Genovese

An American woman whose 1964 murder in New York City became influential in the study of the bystander effect and social psychology.

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