The Reason That Financial Leverage Increases Shareholder Risk Is That

question 79

Multiple Choice

The reason that financial leverage increases shareholder risk is that there is:

• A) more debt which increases the operating risk.
• B) less equity to absorb the operating risk.
• C) less business risk to be spread around.
• D) more financial risk due to reduced business risk.

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