Multiple Choice
What is financial leverage?
A) The presence of fixed operating costs that do not change when the level of sales changes
B) The portion of stockholders' risk, over and above basic business risk
C) The risk associated with afirm's operations, ignoring any financing effects
D) The combination of debt and equity used to finance a firm
E) The extent to which fixed-income securities are used in a firm's capital structure
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