Issue Costs for Equity Are Higher Than Those for Debt

question 11

Multiple Choice

Issue costs for equity are higher than those for debt for all of the following reasons except:

• A) equity issues have higher administrative costs.
• B) underwriting stock is riskier than underwriting bonds.
• C) equity issues involve significantly more time to sell.
• D) equity issues have no economies of scale.

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