Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 93

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) Since the publication of their original paper, Modigliani and Miller's ideas have greatly influenced finance research and practice.
• B) Proposition I was one of the first arguments to show that the Law of One Price could have strong implications for security prices and firm values in a competitive market; it marks the beginning of the modern theory of corporate finance.
• C) The conservation of value principle extends far beyond questions of debt versus equity or even capital structure.
• D) The conservation of value principle for financial markets states that with perfect capital markets, financial transactions neither add nor destroy value, but instead represent a repackaging of risk (and therefore return).

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Definitions:

Cash Revenues

Income generated from transactions that involve the immediate receipt of cash from customers.

Cash Account

An account that records cash transactions including receipts, disbursements, and balances held in cash form by an entity.

Owner's Capital

The total equity of an owner in a company, representing the net assets belonging to the owner.

Prepaid Insurance

Payments made for insurance policies in advance; these are recorded as an asset until the coverage period elapses, at which point they become an expense.