The Presence of a Large Amount of Debt Can Encourage

question 9

Multiple Choice

The presence of a large amount of debt can encourage shareholders to take excessive risk because ________.

• A) equity holders are risk seeking by nature
• B) the costs of failure are borne largely by debt holders
• C) debt holders are risk seeking
• D) firm value increases with risk taking

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Definitions:

Nominal GDP

Gross Domestic Product measured at current market prices, without adjustment for inflation, representing the value of all goods and services produced over a specific time period.

Exports

Merchandise or services dispatched from one country to a different one for trading or selling purposes.

Imports

Goods or services brought into a country from abroad for sale.

GDP

Gross Domestic Product, the total monetary or market value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period.