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Issuing Debt Instead of New Equity in a Closely Held

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Issuing debt instead of new equity in a closely held firm more likely:


A) causes the owner-manager to work less hard and shirk their duties as they have less capital at risk.
B) causes the owner-manager to consume more perquisites because the cost is passed to the debtholders.
C) causes both more shirking and perquisite consumption since the government provides a tax shield on debt.
D) causes agency costs to fall as owner-managers do not need to worry about other shareholders.
E) causes the owner-manager to reduce shirking and perquisite consumption as the excess cash flow must be used to meet debt payments.

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