When Financial Distress Is a Possibility,the Value of a Levered

question 13

Multiple Choice

When financial distress is a possibility,the value of a levered firm consists of:
I.value of the firm if all-equity-financed;
II.present value of tax shield;
III.present value of costs of financial distress;
IV.present value of omitted dividend payments

• A)I only
• B)I + II
• C)I + II - III
• D)I + II - III - IV

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