Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Even two firms in the same industry selling the same types of products,while similar in many respects,are likely to be of different size or scale.
• B)In the method of comparables,we estimate the value of the firm based on the value of other,comparable firms or investments that we expect will generate very similar cash flows in the future.
• C)Consider the case of a new firm that is identical to an existing publicly traded company.If these firms will generate identical cash flows,the Law of One Price implies that we can use the value of the existing company to determine the value of the new firm.
• D)A valuation multiple is a ratio of some measure of the firm's scale to the value of the firm.

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Definitions:

Decision Maker

A person or group responsible for making choices or judgments that influence the outcome of a situation or organization.

Self-Serving Principles

Cognitive biases or behaviors that lead individuals to see things in a way that benefits them personally, often at the expense of others or the truth.

Socially Acceptable

Behaviors or norms that are considered appropriate and acceptable within a society or social group.

Inverse Function

A mathematical function that reverses another function, meaning if one function takes an input and gives an output, the inverse function takes this output back to the original input.