Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 1

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A) Creditors often place restrictions on the actions that the firm can take. Such restrictions are referred to as debt covenants.
• B) Covenants are often designed to prevent management from exploiting debt holders, so they may help to reduce agency costs.
• C) Agency costs are smallest for long-term debt.
• D) Covenants may limit the firm's ability to pay large dividends or the types of investments that the firm can make.

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Definitions:

Upper Control Limits

The threshold values in statistical quality control that indicate the maximum acceptable variation in a process.

Pareto Analysis

A decision-making technique used for selecting a limited number of tasks that produce significant overall effect, based on the principle that 80% of effects come from 20% of causes.

Vital Few

A principle often associated with the Pareto Principle, indicating that a small number of causes, inputs, or effort usually lead to a majority of the results, outputs, or rewards.

Cause-And-Effect

A relationship between events where one is the result of the other, often illustrated by a fishbone diagram in quality improvement contexts.