Increasing Debt Financing Will Do All of the Following Except

question 58

Multiple Choice

Increasing debt financing will do all of the following except:

• A) cause investors to demand a higher interest rate on debt.
• B) increase the risk to the firm's common stockholders.
• C) cause stockholders to demand a higher return.
• D) decrease the firm's cost of common equity.

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