Lyceum CoReported Profit of $8

question 34

Essay

Lyceum Co.reported profit of $8.3 million,interest expense of $.5 million and they are in a 30% tax rate bracket.Their average total assets are $65.8 million and average shareholders' equity is $48.6 million.What is Lyceum's financial leverage advantage or disadvantage?
A.3.7%
B.3.9%
C.4.0%
D.4.7%

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Definitions:

Consumer Behavior

The study of how individuals, groups, and organizations select, purchase, use, and dispose of goods, services, ideas, or experiences to satisfy their needs and desires.

Marginal Utility

The added value or satisfaction experienced upon consuming an additional unit of a good or service.

Diamond-Water Paradox

A paradox highlighting the discrepancy between the high value of non-essential items, like diamonds, and the low value of essential items, like water, despite their utility.

Marginal Utility

The enhancement in satisfaction or benefit a consumer achieves by consuming an additional unit of a good or service.