In a Modiqliani and Miller world with corporate taxes, companies A and B are identical except for their capital structure. While A is unlevered, D>0. Let T denote the corporate tax rate. Which of the following statement is False? A. The value of B’s equity is larger than the value of A’s equity B. The total value of B is larger than the total value of A C. The value of B’s debt is larger than the value of A’s debt D. The difference in the total value of the two companies is equal to TD

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