In a World with Corporate Taxes but No Possibility of Financial

question 50

Multiple Choice

In a world with corporate taxes but no possibility of financial distress, the value of the firm is maximized when the:

• A) firm uses no debt in its capital structure.
• B) firm uses no equity in its capital structure.
• C) firm uses a debt-equity ratio of 1.0.
• D)corporate tax rate approaches 100%.

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