The value of a firm in financial distress is diminished if the firm:
A) has no bankruptcy risk.
B) is declared solvent and does not undergo financial reorganization.
C) is a partnership.
D) both is declared bankrupt and proceeds to be liquidated; and is a partnership.
E) both is declared bankrupt and proceeds to be liquidated; and is declared insolvent and undergoes financial reorganization.

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The value of a firm in financial distress is diminished if it is declared bankrupt and proceeds to be liquidated or is declared insolvent and undergoes financial reorganization. Both scenarios involve significant costs and potential losses to the firm's value, including legal fees, loss of business, and asset depreciation.

The Value of a Firm in Financial Distress Is Diminished