Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) The Law of One Price implies that leverage will affect the total value of a firm under perfect capital market conditions.
• B) In the absence of taxes or other transaction costs, the total cash flow paid out to all of a firm's security holders is equal to the total cash flow generated by the firm's assets.
• C) With perfect capital markets, leverage merely changes the allocation of cash flows between debt and equity, without altering the total cash flows of a firm.
• D) In a perfect capital market, the total value of a firm is equal to the market value of the total cash flows generated by its assets and is not affected by its choice of capital structure.

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