Beginning with a Zero-Leverage Company, as Debt Is Substituted for Equity

question 101

Multiple Choice

Beginning with a zero-leverage company, as debt is substituted for equity in the capital structure ________.

• A) the overall cost of capital first rises, reaches a maximum, and then declines
• B) the overall cost of capital declines
• C) the overall cost of capital first declines, reaches a minimum, and then rises
• D) the overall cost of capital rises

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