In the 5-way DuPont deconstruction, which of the following would lead to an INCREASE in Return on Equity (ROE), all else kept equal? (Be mindful that some ratios have a counterintuitive effect on ROE or may be just one part of a DuPont ratio.) O reducing the debt/equity ratio by retiring debt O a decrease in the tax burden ratio used in DuPont analysis O a decrease in the firm's overall cost of debt a decrease in the asset turnover ratio O a decrease in the firm's gross margin

In the 5-way DuPont deconstruction, which of the following would lead to an INCREASE in Return on Equity (ROE), all else kept equal? (Be mindful that some ratios have a counterintuitive effect on ROE or may be just one part of a DuPont ratio.) O reducing the debt/equity ratio by retiring debt O a decrease in the tax burden ratio used in DuPont analysis O a decrease in the firm's overall cost of debt a decrease in the asset turnover ratio O a decrease in the firm's gross margin

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