In the Absence of Taxes,the Capital Structure Chosen by a Firm

question 53

Multiple Choice

In the absence of taxes,the capital structure chosen by a firm doesn't really matter because of:

• A)taxes.
• B)the interest tax shield.
• C)the relationship between dividends and earnings per share.
• D)the effects of leverage on the cost of equity.
• E)homemade leverage.

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Definitions:

Long Run

A period during which all inputs, including capital and labor, can be adjusted by firms. It is characterized by the flexibility of adjusting to conditions without any fixed constraints.

Average Costs

It's the cost associated with producing each unit, found by dividing the entire production expenses by the number of units produced.

Returns to Scale

The rate at which output increases as inputs are increased proportionally, indicating how efficiently larger production scales affect production volume.

Diseconomies of Scale

The phenomenon where production costs per unit increase as a firm or operation grows in scale, opposite of economies of scale.