Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 46

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)The United States is somewhat of an exception,in that it focuses solely on maximizing shareholder welfare.
• B)A controlling family has many opportunities to expropriate minority shareholders in a pyramid structure.
• C)One way for families to gain control over firms even when they do not own more than half the shares is to issue dual class shares-a scenario in which companies have more than one class of shares and one class has superior voting rights over the other class.
• D)Researchers have claimed that the degree of investor protection was largely determined by the legal origin of the country-specifically,whether its legal system was based on British common law (less protection)or French,German,and Scandinavian civil law (more protection).

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Definitions:

Subjective Approach

A method or judgement based on personal feelings, tastes, or opinions rather than external facts or evidence.

Discount Rates

Interest rates used in discounted cash flow analysis to determine the present value of future cash flows.

Explicitly Accounts

Refers to the method of recording or acknowledging financial transactions, assets, liabilities, or other elements in financial statements in a clear and detailed manner.

SML Approach

Stands for the Security Market Line approach, which illustrates the expected return of investments as a function of their risk, according to the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM).