9. Alternative capital structure theories The Modigliani and Miller theories are based on several unrealistic assumptions related to the use of debt financing. In reality, there are costs, taxes, and other factors associated with the use of borrowed funds. These costs or effects have led to several theories that explain the impact of these factors on the capital structure decisions made by a firm's managers. Based on your understanding of the trade-off theory, what kind of firms are likely to use more leverage? Firms that have relatively lower business risk compared to other firms in their industry Firms that have relatively higher business is compared to other firms in their industry. Based on your understanding of the capital structure theories, Identify the best option for the missing part of the statement . According to signaling theory, if managers expect the firm's stock price to decrease-ever if the firm has a profitable investment opportunity--they should be likely to raise capital through equity finanding A leveraged buyout (LBC) helps the firm both its excess cash flows and managers temptation to incur wasteful expenses. True or False; According to the reserve borrowing capacity theory, a firm should useless equity and more debt financing than is generally recommended so that the firm can sell additional shares if it encounters a new investment opportunity. True False ch 16: Assignment - Capital Structure Decisions A leveraged buyout (180) helps the firm both its excess cash flows and managers' temptation to incur wasteful expenses. True or False: According to the reserve borrowing capacity theory, a firm should useless equity and more debt financing than is generally recommended so that the firm can sell additional shares if it encounters a new investment opportunity. o True False Several dominant theories try to explain why financial managers make the capital structure decisions that they do. The following statement describes one such theory: Firms prefer internal funds, but if forced to raise external capital, they prefer debt rather than equity issuance. Which of the two theories listed below is best described by the statement. Pecking order hypothesis Trade-off theory