6. Modigliani and Miller assumptions Aa Aa In 1958 Franco Modigliani and Merton Miller (MM) published a set of research papers that revolutionized the theory of a corporation's capital structure. In their first research paper, MM proposed a set of assumptions that, on the surface, may seem unrealistic, but these assumptions and MM's algebraic approach provided the first significant attempt to study capital structure theory in a scientific fashion. The original assumptions that were used in MM's first study were changed by MM and other researchers as the theory of capital structure evolved which of the following statements are assumptions that Modigliani and Miller used in their initial (MM Proposition model and research paper? Check all that apply There are no taxes-either personal or corporate. All investors are rational, and have the same expectations of a company's earnings (as measured by its EBIT) Complete information is readily available to all investors and is free to all market participants. Investors have different expectations about firms' earnings and risk. A firm's earnings will grow at an unpredictable rate. Stocks and bonds are traded in "perfect markets," such that there are no transaction (or brokerage) costs and all corporate and individual investors can borrow and lend at the same rate of interest. Consider the following statement about a firm's capital structure The value of the firm is independent of its leverage Is the preceding statement consistent with the conclusions of Modigliani and Miller's 1958 capital structure theory (MM Proposition I)? O Yes O No 6. Modigliani and Miller assumptions Aa Aa In 1958 Franco Modigliani and Merton Miller (MM) published a set of research papers that revolutionized the theory of a corporation's capital structure. In their first research paper, MM proposed a set of assumptions that, on the surface, may seem unrealistic, but these assumptions and MM's algebraic approach provided the first significant attempt to study capital structure theory in a scientific fashion. The original assumptions that were used in MM's first study were changed by MM and other researchers as the theory of capital structure evolved which of the following statements are assumptions that Modigliani and Miller used in their initial (MM Proposition model and research paper? Check all that apply There are no taxes-either personal or corporate. All investors are rational, and have the same expectations of a company's earnings (as measured by its EBIT) Complete information is readily available to all investors and is free to all market participants. Investors have different expectations about firms' earnings and risk. A firm's earnings will grow at an unpredictable rate. Stocks and bonds are traded in "perfect markets," such that there are no transaction (or brokerage) costs and all corporate and individual investors can borrow and lend at the same rate of interest. Consider the following statement about a firm's capital structure The value of the firm is independent of its leverage Is the preceding statement consistent with the conclusions of Modigliani and Miller's 1958 capital structure theory (MM Proposition I)? O Yes O No
