A Company That Earns a Rate of Return on Its

question 50

Multiple Choice

A company that earns a rate of return on its investments lower than the interest rate on its debt is said to have

• A) unfavorable financial leverage.
• B) a sub-optimal capital structure.
• C) favorable financial leverage.
• D) negative financial leverage.

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