Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A) With perfect capital markets, all securities are fairly priced and issuing securities is a zero-NPV transaction.
• B) The fees associated with the financing of the project are independent of the project's required cash flows and should be ignored when calculating the NPV of the project.
• C) When a firm borrows funds, a mispricing scenario arises if the interest rate charged differs from the rate that is appropriate given the actual risk of the loan.
• D) The WACC, APV, and FTE methods determine the value of an investment incorporating the tax shields associated with leverage.

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Definitions:

LIFO Method

LIFO method, or Last-In, First-Out, is an inventory valuation method where the most recently produced or acquired items are the first to be sold, affecting cost of goods sold and inventory valuation.

Inventory Profits

The increase in net income that occurs when a company sells its inventory for more than it cost to produce or purchase.

Lower Of Cost Or Market

An accounting principle requiring companies to value inventory at the lower of its historical cost or current market price.

Inventory Valuation

The cost associated with an entity's inventory at the end of a reporting period, calculated using methods like FIFO, LIFO, or Weighted Average.