Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 55

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A) If the value of the firm's assets exceeds the required debt payment, debt holders are fully repaid.
• B) Another way to view corporate debt: as a portfolio of riskless debt and a short position in a call option on the firm's assets with a strike price equal to the required debt payment.
• C) Viewing debt as an option portfolio is useful as it provides insight into how credit spreads for risky debt are determined.
• D) You can think of the debt holders as owning the firm and having sold a call option with a strike price equal to the required debt payment.

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