Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation
Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation
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ISBN: 9781285190907
Author: James M. Wahlen, Stephen P. Baginski, Mark Bradshaw
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 4, Problem 21PC

a.

To determine

Identify the years where the financial leverage benefitted the common shareholders and the years that negatively affected the shareholders.

b.

To determine

Mention the possible reasons that resulted in the changes in capital structure leverage ratio within the five years.

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