With Risky Debt and MM's Proposition II,the Expected Return on Assets

question 69

Multiple Choice

With risky debt and MM's Proposition II,the expected return on assets _____ as the debt-equity ratio _____.

• A) increases; increases
• B) decreases; increases
• C) increases; decreases
• D) remains constant; increases

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