Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) When a firm pays a dividend, shareholders are taxed according to the dividend tax rate. If the firm repurchases shares instead, and shareholders sell shares to create a homemade dividend, the homemade dividend will be taxed according to the capital gains tax rate.
• B) When the tax rate on dividends exceeds the tax rate on capital gains, shareholders will pay lower taxes if a firm uses share repurchases rather than dividends for all payouts.
• C) Firms that use dividends will have to pay a lower after-tax return to offer their investors the same pretax return as firms that use share repurchases.
• D) The optimal dividend policy when the dividend tax rate exceeds the capital gain tax rate is to pay no dividends at all.

Recognize errors in word choice and usage.

Understand the concept and application of subject-verb agreement.

Identify misuse of possessive forms in nouns.

Understand the distinction between comparative and superlative forms.

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Definitions:

Yield-to-Maturity

The total return anticipated on a bond if the bond is held until it matures, considering all interest payments and repaid principal.

After-Tax Cost of Debt

After-Tax Cost of Debt represents the net cost of debt to a company after accounting for the tax deductions on interest expenses.

Yield-to-Maturity

The total return anticipated on a bond if the bond is held until it matures, considering all interest payments made over the life of the bond and the difference between the purchase price and the maturity value.

Marginal Tax Rate

The rate at which your last dollar of income is taxed, effectively the rate applied to each additional dollar of taxable income.