Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A) The most important insight regarding capital structure goes back to Modigliani and Miller: with perfect capital markets, a firm's security choice alters the risk of the firm's equity, but it does not change its value or the amount it can raise from outside investors.
• B) When agency costs are significant, short-term debt may be the most attractive form of external financing.
• C) Too much debt can motivate managers and equity holders to take excessive risks or over-invest in a firm.
• D) Of all the different possible imperfections that drive capital structure, the most clear-cut, and possibly the most significant, is taxes.

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Definitions:

Price-Inelastic

Describes a situation where the demand for a good or service is relatively unresponsive to changes in its price.

Demand Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good or service and the quantity demanded by consumers over a given period.

Price-Elasticity Coefficients

Numerical values that measure the responsiveness of quantity demanded or supplied to a change in price; they help in assessing how price changes impact demand or supply levels.

Demand Schedules

A table that shows the quantity of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices during a specified period.