When agency and bankruptcy costs are considered, the optimal capital structure has a debt level where

A) bankruptcy costs are maximized.
B) the debt/equity ratio is 2:1.
C) the cost of equity equals zero.
D) the cost of debt equals the cost of equity.
E) the sum of agency and bankruptcy costs equal the benefits of using debt.


E

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