Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Modigliani and Miller's conclusion verified the common view,which stated that even with perfect capital markets,leverage would affect a firm's value.
• B)We can evaluate the relationship between risk and return more formally by computing the sensitivity of each security's return to the systematic risk of the economy.
• C)Investors in levered equity require a higher expected return to compensate for its increased risk.
• D)Leverage increases the risk of equity even when there is no risk that the firm will default.

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Definitions:

Economic Profit

The profit a company makes after deducting both its explicit costs (like materials and wages) and its implicit costs (like opportunity costs), representing the additional amount earned over what could have been earned from the next-best alternative.

Labor And Capital

The primary factors of production where labor refers to the work done by humans, and capital refers to financial assets or physical tools and machinery used to produce goods and services.

Most Efficient Combination

The optimal mix of factors or inputs that produces the highest output or outcome for a given set of resources or costs.

Cost Per Unit

The total expense incurred to produce, store, and sell one unit of a product or service.