Multiple Choice
Financial leverage exposes shareholders to financial risk because:
A) competition forces companies to adopt an optimal capital structure.
B) a company uses debt to increase the expected rate of return to shareholders.
C) interest on debt needs to be paid even when operating performance declines.
D) none of the given options.
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