Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A) The most important insight regarding capital structure goes back to Modigliani and Miller: with perfect capital markets, a firm's security choice alters the risk of the firm's equity, but it does not change its value or the amount it can raise from outside investors.
• B) When agency costs are significant, short-term debt may be the most attractive form of external financing.
• C) Too much debt can motivate managers and equity holders to take excessive risks or over-invest in a firm.
• D) Of all the different possible imperfections that drive capital structure, the most clear-cut, and possibly the most significant, is taxes.

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Definitions:

Relevant Range

The scope of activity within which the assumptions about fixed and variable cost behaviors hold true.

Direct Costs

Expenses that can be directly attributed to the production of specific goods or services.

Indirect Manufacturing Cost

Costs not directly associated with the production of goods, including maintenance, supervision, and utility expenses.

Relevant Range

The spectrum of operations where the beliefs regarding the behavior of fixed and variable costs hold true.