Which Statement Is Not True in Relation to Asset Substitution

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which statement is not true in relation to asset substitution as described in the shareholders-debtholders agency relationship?

• A)Managers have incentives to accept debt finance and invest in higher risk assets to increase the potential returns to shareholders
• B)Lenders are generally risk preferers
• C)When investments in high-risk assets cause financial distress,shareholders are liable only for the amounts unpaid on their shares
• D)Lenders' price debt is based on the expectations that firms will not invest in assets that have higher risk than that which is acceptable to the lenders

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Definitions:

Write-down

An accounting term referring to the reduction in the book value of assets when their fair market value has fallen below the previously recorded cost.

Accounting Systems

Procedures and systems used by a business to keep track of its financial transactions and prepare financial statements.

Double-Entry

An accounting method of recording transactions that provides an equality of debits and credits. Using the double-entry.

Single-Entry

A simple bookkeeping or accounting method where transactions are recorded only once, either as income or expense.