Financial Leverage Increases a Firm's ROE and EPS Under Which

question 18

Multiple Choice

Financial leverage increases a firm's ROE and EPS under which of the following circumstances?

• A) ROCE = cost of debt
• B) ROCE > after tax cost of debt
• C) ROCE < pretax cost of debt
• D) ROCE = cost of equity

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