An Increase in the Debt Ratio Will Generally Have No

question 25

Multiple Choice

An increase in the debt ratio will generally have no effect on which of these items?

• A) Business risk.
• B) Total risk.
• C) Financial risk.
• D) Market risk.
• E) The firm's beta.

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