The cost of debt is normally higher than the cost of equity. Is it a good idea to always carry a debt load as great as possible so that ROE will be higher. Do you agree? Why or why not?

Q: The line between debt and equity is hard to draw. What does this means?

A: Debt and equity are the two sources from where the company raises finance according to the need.…

Q: Do you agree with the statement: "Investors view debt as a signal of firm value"? Why? Briefly…

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Q: eates additional expense without enough benefit through codt savings, income or capital gain, them…

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Q: MM totally ignore the fact that as you borrow more, you have to pay higher rates of interest.”…

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Q: what happens to the cost of debt if the pourcentage of debt gets lower in the capital structure

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Q: Your company has a policy to use long-term debt to finance inventory and receivables. This is a…

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Q: If debt creates additional expense without enough benefit through cost savings, income or capital…

A: We know that Debt is the cheaper source of finance, because in income tax interest on debts is…

Q: quity is ________________ (more/less) risky than debt since equity holders receive a…

A: Equity is a source of partnership or ownership in the company and you are the owner of the company…

Q: A lender is a creditor. Group of answer choices True False

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Q: Financing with Debt Versus Equity. It is commonly understood that the cost of financing a…

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Q: Compare the advantages and disadvantages of debt andequity financing, and explain the two major…

A: Debt Financing: Debt financing refers to borrowing money from outside to meet the capital…

Q: Debt will always have a cost basis. that is less than equity. OA. True OB. False

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Q: How to achieve debt restructuring?

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Q: Negative debt always carries a high interest rate and high fees. True or false

A: Interest rate refers to the price paid to borrow money. Negative interest rates mean that cash…

Q: Vhile computing the cost of equity using the formula, r = D1 +g, we do not make PO ny adjustment to…

A: Equity is ownership of the company and debt is external to company.

Q: Outline the advantages and disadvantages of using short term debt, as opposed to longterm debt, in…

A: Deducting of current liabilities from the current assets, will be termed as working capital.…

Q: What are the two best arguments against debt reduction (i.e., the cons)?

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Q: According to the trade-off theory, the decision on capital structure entails a trade-off between the…

A: Capital structure means the way of getting finance from different sources.

Q: Conventional loans usually require the debt ratio to be?

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Q: High-risk High return is one of the laws in finance, what does that law really mean? Is there a way…

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Q: Critique this statement: “The use of debt financing lowers the net income of the firm, and hence…

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Q: Please explain one advantage and one disadvantage of financing a company with debt.   Advantage…

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Q: a) Falco Inc. is considering a debt issue and is trying to determine the appropriate amount to…

A: (a) As can be seen from illustration, weighted cost of capital is least when a borrowing of $ 8…

Q: Hi there, able to example of the Cost of debt part (a) if we didnt use Excel to formulate what is…

A: Cost of debt is denoted as the yield to maturity (YTM) of the bonds as it is the interest amount…

Q: I thing your formula for pretax cost of debt is wrong

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Q: Explain what a unsecured debt, subordinated debt, senior debt is?   -is there risk in buying an…

A: Debt is the obligation that requires one party, the debtor to pay money to another party, the…

Q: Why Rich Dad (Robert Kiyosaki) suggests that debt can be beneficial and generate financial leverage?

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Q: Why do you think banks are willing to offer savers higher rates of return if they agree to less…

A: Savers are those persons who deposit money in various deposit accounts for the purpose of earning…

Q: What is the most obvious difference between debt and equity financing? a. Principal and interest…

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Q: In accounting, we usually use historical cost (i.e. original price) on the balance sheet. However,…

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Q: Why do most analysts recommend against having a capital structure of zero debt?

A: Capital Structure of a firm is the mix of debt and equity which it uses to finance its operations or…

Q: True/False and Explain: Josephine says that firms which obtain debt financing by posting collateral,…

A: The objective of the question is to determine whether the statement made by Josephine is true or…

Q: Straight debt and equity have very different payoff structures. Debt holders get paid "first", but…

A: In case of liquidation or winding up of a company, there is a fixed pattern in which the assets of…

Q: What tools are available for solving adverse selection and moral hazard problems in debt contracts…

A: There may arise various problems like adverse selection and moral hazards problem in equity and debt…

Q: The after-tax cost of debt is generally cheaper than other sources of financing. True False

A: Cost of debt is the amount of interest expenses to be paid on debt borrowed. This interest payments…

Q: What is the most obvious difference between debt and equity financing? a. Principal and interest…

A: Debt financing requires the compulsory payment of interest at regular intervals and principal amount…

Q: Do you think that IFRS 9 may make loans more expensive for borrowers?  Implementation of IFRS 9 will…

A: IFRS 9 follows the expected credit loss model, which regulated the provisioning to be done by the…