Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 63

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)In general,the gain to investors from the tax deductibility of interest payments is referred to as the interest tax shield.
• B)The interest tax shield is the additional amount that a firm would have paid in taxes if it did not have leverage.
• C)Because Corporations pay taxes on their profits after interest payments are deducted,interest expenses reduce the amount of corporate tax firms must pay.
• D)As Modigliani and Miller made clear in their original work,capital structure matters in perfect capital markets.Thus,if capital structure does not matter,then it must stem from a market imperfection.

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Definitions:

Disbursement Float

The time lag between when a check is issued by a payer and when the funds are deducted from the payer's bank account.

Checks

Written, dated, and signed instruments that direct a bank to pay a specific sum of money to the bearer or a designated recipient.

Clear

To complete a transaction successfully, particularly in financial contexts where payments or securities are settled.

Average Amount

A measure obtained by dividing the sum of a set of values by the number of values in the set, often used in financial analysis.