Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 68

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A) Given a forecast of future interest payments, we can determine the interest tax shield and compute its present value by discounting it at a rate that corresponds to its risk.
• B) The total value of the unlevered firm exceeds the value of the firm with leverage due to the present value of the tax savings from debt.
• C) To compute the increase in the firm's total value associated with the interest tax shield, we need to forecast how a firm's debt and therefore its interest payments.
• D) There is an important tax advantage to the use of debt financing.

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Definitions:

Operating Budgets

Detailed projections of income and expenses associated with the day-to-day operations of a business for a specific period, usually one year.

Allocate Resources

The process of distributing available resources, such as funds, materials, and labor, to specific tasks, projects, or departments within an organization.

Labour

The human effort, both physical and mental, used in the production process.

Fixed Budget

A budget that remains constant, regardless of changes in business activity levels.