When a Firm Issues Debt Instead of Equity to Finance

question 26

Multiple Choice

When a firm issues debt instead of equity to finance a new project,

• A)bondholders take on additional voting control as a result of their ownership of the debt instruments.
• B)shareholders share voting rights with bondholders.
• C)shareholders maintain voting control of the company but may face additional restrictive covenants found in the bond indenture.
• D)shareholders generally retain their rights to dividends owed before they are responsible for making newly contracted interest payments to bondholders.

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