Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Often,the decision to abandon a project entails costs,which may be either positive or negative.
• B)Mortgage interest rates are higher than Treasury rates because mortgages have an abandonment option that Treasuries do not have: You can prepay your mortgage at any time,while the U.S.government can repay its debt only according to the schedule outlined in the bond contract.
• C)A popular option gives holders of the bond the option to convert the bond into equity.These kinds of bonds are termed callable bonds.
• D)More often than not,there is an opportunity cost of abandoning a project: If you shut down the project and later decide to start it up again,you have to pay the costs of restarting the project.

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Definitions:

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