Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 66

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Leverage decreases the risk of the equity of a firm.
• B)Because the cash flows of the debt and equity sum to the cash flows of the project,by the Law of One Price the combined values of debt and equity must be equal to the cash flows of the project.
• C)Franco Modigliani and Merton Miller argued that with perfect capital markets,the total value of a firm should not depend on its capital structure.
• D)It is inappropriate to discount the cash flows of levered equity at the same discount rate that we use for unlevered equity.

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Definitions:

Townshend Acts

A series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1767, imposing taxes on the American colonies for items like tea, glass, and paper.

Increase Revenues

refers to strategies or actions undertaken by a company or organization to boost the amount of money generated through its business activities.

Parliamentary Control

A system wherein the functioning and decision-making of government are overseen and directed by a parliamentary body.

Non-importation Agreements

A series of colonial American boycotts against British goods in the lead-up to the American Revolution, aiming to protest British policies and taxes.