While Debt Can Reduce Agency Costs Between Shareholders and Management

question 49

Multiple Choice

While debt can reduce agency costs between shareholders and management,

• A)debt can create its own agency costs.
• B)this only happens at extreme levels of debt.
• C)this does not work for firms in mature industries with large cash reserves.
• D)none of the above is true

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