Essentials of Corporate Finance
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Author: Stephen A. Ross, Randolph W. Westerfield, Bradford D. Jordan
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Chapter 13, Problem 5CTCR
Summary Introduction
To discuss: The reason for the utilization of debt financing as financial leverage
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The financial leverage is the debt amount that a firm utilizes to purchase more assets. The leverage is employed to neglect utilizing much equity to fund the operations.
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