Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A) Leverage can reduce the degree of managerial entrenchment because managers are more likely to be fired when a firm faces financial distress.
• B) When a firm is highly levered, creditors themselves will closely monitor the actions of managers, providing an additional layer of management oversight.
• C) According to the empire building hypothesis, leverage increases firm value because it commits the firm to making future interest payments, thereby reducing excess cash flows and wasteful investment by managers.
• D) Managers of large firms tend to earn higher salaries, and they may also have more prestige and garner greater publicity than managers of small firms. As a result, managers may expand (or fail to shut down) unprofitable divisions, pay too much for acquisitions, make unnecessary capital expenditures, or hire unnecessary employees.

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