Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A) Estimating dividends, especially for the distant future, is difficult.
• B) A firm can only pay out its earnings to investors or reinvest their earnings.
• C) Successful young firms often have high initial earnings growth rates.
• D) According to the constant dividend growth model, the value of the firm depends on the current dividend level, divided by the equity cost of capital plus the grow rate.

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Definitions:

Unit-Level Activity

Activities that vary directly with the volume of production units, such as processing, assembly, or packaging activities in manufacturing.

Activity-Based Costing

A costing methodology that assigns manufacturing costs to products based on the activities that go into producing them.

Manufacturing Overhead Costs

Indirect costs associated with manufacturing that cannot be directly traced to specific products, such as factory rent, utilities, and maintenance.

Overapplied Overhead

A credit balance in the Manufacturing Overhead account that occurs when the amount of overhead cost applied to Work in Process exceeds the amount of overhead cost actually incurred during a period.