Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781259918940
Author: Ross, Stephen A.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 16, Problem 3CQ
Summary Introduction

To determine: Whether the given information is true or false.

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In the real world when there are no taxes, no expenses of fiscal distress, and no transaction cost reasonable borrowing will not raise the necessary return on a company’s equity.

Introduction:

Modigliani-Miller theory:

Professors Modigliani and Miller made a research on capital structure theory very intensely. From the analysis, it is found that they formed a capital structure irrelevant proposal.

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