Correct option is D
Correct Option: 4. (B), (C), (E)
Explanation:
- (A) Modigliani–Miller theorem : Price of goods and real return to factor
Incorrect — Modigliani–Miller theorem is about capital structure irrelevance, not prices/returns to factors. - (B) Dorfman–Steiner theorem : Advertisement expenditure
Correct — It gives the optimal advertising-to-sales ratio. - (C) Arrow’s impossibility theorem : Social choice
Correct — About voting systems and social welfare functions. - (D) Stolper–Samuelson theorem : Capital structure
Incorrect — Stolper–Samuelson is about international trade and income distribution (effect on factor prices), not capital structure. - (E) Fisher’s separation theorem : Profit maximisation motivation
Correct — Says that under perfect capital markets, firms’ investment decisions are separate from owners’ consumption preferences, and the goal is to maximize present value (profit).