A. The announcement of new debt issued by a mature that seems to have multiple financing alternatives is taken as a signal that
a. the firm is in big trouble
b. the CEO has accepted an invitation to go on CNBC
c. the firm's prospects are very good
d. the firm's prospects are "not" very good
e. none of the above
B. Generally speaking, US firms tend to have capital structures that carry ________ debt than European or Japanese companies
a. about the same amount of
b. more
c. less
d. zero