MM Proposition II Is the Proposition That

question 7

Multiple Choice

MM Proposition II is the proposition that:

• A)supports the argument that the capital structure of a firm is irrelevant to the value of the firm.
• B)the cost of levered equity depends solely on the return on debt,the debt-equity ratio,and the tax rate.
• C)a firm's cost of equity capital is a positive linear function of the firm's capital structure.
• D)the cost of equity is equivalent to the required return on the total assets of a levered firm.
• E)the cost of debt is inversely related to a firm's debt-equity ratio.

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