Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 97

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Firms with high R&D costs and future growth opportunities typically maintain high debt levels.
• B)The tradeoff theory explains how firms should choose their capital structures to maximize value to current shareholders.
• C)With tangible assets,the financial distress costs of leverage are likely to be low,as the assets can be liquidated for close to their full value.
• D)Proponents of the management entrenchment theory of capital structure believe that managers choose a capital structure to avoid the discipline of debt and maintain their own job security.

Understand the role of advertising and product differentiation in monopolistic competition.

Analyze factors contributing to excess capacity in monopolistic competition.

Identify conditions under which firms in monopolistic competition can earn profits in the short run but break even in the long run.

Understand strategic considerations in different market structures including monopolistic competition and oligopoly.

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Definitions:

Profit Maximizing

The process or strategy of setting production levels or prices to achieve the highest possible profit given production costs and market conditions.

Price

The amount of money required to purchase a good, service, or asset.

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Marginal Revenue

The supplementary earnings received from the sale of one extra unit of a good or service.