Why Do Investors Typically Accept a Lower Risk-Adjusted Rate of Return

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Essay

Why do investors typically accept a lower risk-adjusted rate of return on debt capital than equity capital? Suppose a stable,financially healthy,profitable,tax-paying firm that has been
financed with all equity and no debt decides to add a reasonable amount of debt to its capital
structure.What effect will that change in capital structure likely have on the firm's
weighted average cost of capital?

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