Expert Analysts Resources (EAR)has Provided You with the Following Information $\times$

question 30

Multiple Choice

Expert Analysts Resources (EAR) has provided you with the following information about three companies you are currently evaluating:
According to this information,which firm would be considered riskiest?

• A) Acme, because its DFL equals 6.0, which is the highest leverage associated with any of the three firms.
• B) Acme, because its degree of total leverage (DT
• L) is almost equal to 10\(\times\).
• C) Apex, because it has the highest degree of total (DT
• L).
• D) Alps, because it has the highest DOL.
• E) Acme, because is has the lowest DOL.

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