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| Author: | Alderson, M. J. Betker, B. L. |
| Title: | Liquidation costs and accounting data |
| Journal: | Financial Management
1996 : SUMMER, VOL. 25:2, p. 25-36 |
| Index terms: | LIQUIDATION ACCOUNTING RATIOS COST ACCOUNTING |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | We examine the relation between liquidation costs and proxies for those costs that have been used in prior capital structure studies. Liquidation costs in our sample have a strong negative relation to the fixed-to-total assets ratio, and a strong positive relation to the industry market-to-book assets ratio. The relation between liquidation costs and research and development expense is positive, but weak. The adjusted R-squared values of 10% to 20% indicate that much of the variation in liquidation costs is left unexplained by the accounting variables typically used to proxy these costs. |
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