If Investors' Aversion to Risk Rose, Causing the Slope of the SML

question 78

True/False

If investors' aversion to risk rose, causing the slope of the SML to increase, this would have a greater impact on the required rate of return on equity, r_s, than on the interest rate on long-term debt, r_d, for most firms.Other things held constant, this would lead to an increase in the use of debt and a decrease in the use of equity.However, other things would not stay constant if firms used a lot more debt, as that would increase the riskiness of both debt and equity and thus limit the shift toward debt.

Understand the basic concepts of indifference curves and how they represent consumer preferences.

Interpret the effects of income and substitution on consumer choice and demand.

Analyze how changes in prices affect consumer's optimal consumption bundles.

Define and calculate the marginal rate of substitution.

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