Although Debt Contracts Require Less Monitoring Than Equity Contracts,debt Contracts

question 90

Multiple Choice

Although debt contracts require less monitoring than equity contracts,debt contracts are still subject to ________ since borrowers have an incentive to take on more risk than the lender would like.

• A)moral hazard
• B)agency theory
• C)diversification
• D)the "lemons" problem

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Definitions:

Market Price

The current price at which goods or services are bought and sold in a competitive marketplace.

Price Floor

A floor price established by the government or regulatory authority, representing the lowest legal selling price for a specific product or service.

Market Efficiency

The degree to which stock prices reflect all available, relevant information, making it impossible to consistently achieve higher returns.

Surplus

A situation where the quantity of a product or service supplied exceeds the quantity demanded at the current price.