Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 41

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Aside from taxes,another important difference between debt and equity financing is that debt payments must be made to avoid bankruptcy,whereas firms have no similar obligation to pay dividends or realize capital gains.
• B)Increasing the level of debt increases the probability of bankruptcy.
• C)A firm receives a tax benefit only if it is paying taxes in the first place.
• D)To the extent that a firm has other tax shields,its taxable earnings will be increased and it will rely more heavily on the interest tax shield.

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Definitions:

Inverse Demand Function

A mathematical function that describes how the quantity demanded of a good or service varies with its price, expressed as price as a function of quantity demanded.

Inverse Supply

A concept in economics that represents the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity supplied by producers, but from the perspective of price as a function of quantity supplied.

Tax

A required monetary payment or different kind of tax levied on a taxpayer by government entities to finance government operations and public services.

Supply Function

A mathematical representation showing the relationship between the quantity of a good supplied by producers and various factors influencing that quantity, such as the good's price.