Suppose Firms a and B Have the Same Amount of Assets,total

question 78

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Suppose Firms A and B have the same amount of assets,total assets are equal to total invested capital,pay the same interest rate on their debt,have the same basic earning power (BEP),finance with only debt and common equity,and have the same tax rate.However,Firm A has a higher debt to capital ratio.If BEP is greater than the interest rate on debt,Firm A will have a higher ROE as a result of its higher debt ratio.

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Definitions:

Total Surplus

The sum of producer and consumer surplus, representing the total net benefit to society from the production and consumption of goods and services.

Equilibrium

A state where supply equals demand, and the market is at rest.

Producer Surplus

The difference between the amount that producers receive from the sale of a good or service and the minimum amount they would accept.

Equilibrium Price

The equilibrium price is the market price at which the quantity of goods supplied is equal to the quantity of goods demanded, leading to market balance.