Which of the Following Statements Is Correct

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is correct?

• A) One of the advantages of common stock financing is that there is no dilution of owners' equity,as there is with debt.
• B) If the market price of a stock falls below its book value,the firm can be liquidated,with the book value proceeds then distributed to the shareholders.Thus,a stock's book value per share sets a floor below which the stock's market price is unlikely to fall.
• C) The preemptive right gives a firm's preferred stockholders preference to assets over common stockholders in the event the firm is liquidated.
• D) The steeper the demand curve for a firm's stock,the higher will be its flotation costs when it sells a new issue of common stock,other things held constant.
• E) All of the above statements are false.

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