Which of the Following Statements Is CORRECT

question 71

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

• A) A firm can use retained earnings without paying a flotation cost.Therefore,while the cost of retained earnings is not zero,its cost is generally lower than the after-tax cost of debt.
• B) The capital structure that minimizes a firm's weighted average cost of capital is also the capital structure that maximizes its stock price.
• C) The capital structure that minimizes the firm's weighted average cost of capital is also the capital structure that maximizes its earnings per share.
• D) If a firm finds that the cost of debt is less than the cost of equity,increasing its debt ratio must reduce its WACC.
• E) Other things held constant,if corporate tax rates declined,then the Modigliani-Miller tax-adjusted theory would suggest that firms should increase their use of debt.

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Definitions:

Physical Inventory

The process of counting and verifying the actual quantities of merchandise or goods in stock.

Absorption Cost

An accounting method that assigns all manufacturing costs (both fixed and variable) to products, making them fully absorbed into the cost of goods sold.

Fixed Overhead

The portion of a company's fixed costs that are not directly tied to production levels, such as rent and insurance.

LIFO Reserve

The difference between the cost of inventory calculated under the Last-In, First-Out method and the FIFO method.