Financial Distress Can Lead to Financial and Operating "Games

question 43

Multiple Choice

Financial distress can lead to financial and operating "games." Which of the following statements is (are) true?

• A) A firm's stockholders may prefer that the firm engage in riskier projects whereas the firm's bondholders may prefer that the firm invest in low-risk projects.
• B) The firm may underinvest in projects because the financing must be provided solely by the stockholders since it is unlikely the firm will be able to borrow additional funds.
• C) The firm may underinvest in projects because the financing must be provided solely by the bondholders since it is unlikely the firm will be able to issue additional stock.
• D) A firm's bondholders may prefer that the firm engage in riskier projects whereas the firm's stockholders may prefer that the firm invest in low-risk projects.
• E) Both (a)and (b)

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