MM Proposition II,without Taxes,implies That the Required Return on Equity

question 20

Multiple Choice

MM Proposition II,without taxes,implies that the required return on equity is

• A)a result of homemade leverage.
• B)inversely related to the firm's debt-to-equity ratio.
• C)directly affected by the firm's debt-to-equity ratio.
• D)independent of the firm's capital structure.
• E)a linear function of the market's rate of interest.

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