23.Which of the following statements is CORRECT, holding other things constant?

An increase in the personal tax rate is likely to increase the debt ratio of the average corporation.

An increase in the corporate tax rate would in theory encourage companies to use more debt in their capital structures.

An increase in the company's degree of operating leverage would tend to encourage the firm to use more debt in its capital structure so as to keep its total risk unchanged.

Firms whose assets are relatively liquid tend to have relatively low bankruptcy costs; hence they tend to use relatively little debt.

If changes in the bankruptcy code make bankruptcy less costly to corporations, then this would likely lead to lower debt ratios for corporations.