Which of the Following Statements Is an Example of an Agency

question 99

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is an example of an agency cost of debt?

• A) ABC Co. shareholders pressure management to invest in very risky projects in hopes that one of the investments might pay off. The company is highly leveraged, so shareholders have little to lose.
• B) ABC Co. has no debt but very few investment opportunities. The board of directors decides not to pay out a large special dividend. Lenders collect 100 percent of the face value of the debt.
• C) ABC Co. is financially sound. The company has a negative-NPV investment opportunity. Investors refuse to invest the additional funds necessary to pursue the project, as it has negative NPV.
• D) Investors are unsure of the value for ABC Co. ABC Co. decides to issue equity to pay down debt. The market assumes that ABC Co.'s managers are issuing equity because they think that the company's stock is overvalued. As a result, the company's stock price falls when the equity issue is announced.

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Definitions:

Manufacturing Overhead

All indirect costs associated with manufacturing, such as utilities, salaries of indirect labor, and equipment depreciation.

Manufacturing Overhead

All indirect costs associated with manufacturing, such as utilities, maintenance, and salaries of non-direct labor.

Prime Costs

The direct costs of production, typically consisting of direct materials and direct labor.

Indirect Labour

Workers in a manufacturing process whose activities are not directly related to the production of specific goods or services, such as maintenance staff and managers.