Which of the Following Statements Is NOT an Example of the Agency

question 83

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is NOT an example of the 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 a large amount of debt but very few investment opportunities. The board of directors decides to pay out a large special dividend, and the company subsequently enters bankruptcy. Lenders collect about 60 percent of the face value of the debt.
• C) ABC Co. is very close to financial distress. The company has a positive-NPV investment opportunity, but even with the project the company is likely to enter bankruptcy. Investors refuse to invest the additional funds necessary to pursue the project, even though it has a positive 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:

Sales Mix

The composition of a company's various product or service offerings and their relative contributions to overall sales and profitability.

Unit Price

The cost per single item or measure, which allows for the comparison of costs among different units.

Fixed Costs

Costs that do not fluctuate with the volume of production or sales, such as rent, salaries, and insurance.

Sales Mix

The combination of products or services that a company sells, typically analyzed to understand its impact on overall profitability.