Corporate Finance
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781259918940
Author: Ross, Stephen A.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 17, Problem 5CQ
MM and Bankruptcy Costs How does the existence of financial distress costs and agency costs affect Modigliani and Miller's theory in a world where corporations pay taxes?
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