A Corporate Security Can Be Viewed as a Contingent Claim

question 33

Multiple Choice

A corporate security can be viewed as a contingent claim on the firm. This means that:

• A) debt holders will receive their payoff from the firm based on their fixed claim or the firm cash flows if less than the fixed claim.
• B) debt holders will receive the maximum of the firm cash flows or the fixed claim.
• C) no payoff will be made unless the firms makes more than the fixed claim of the debt.
• D) no debt payoff will be made if there is an equity payoff.

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Definitions:

Level Component

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Qualitative Forecasting Methods

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