In: Finance
A decrease in a firm's financial leverage will:
A. Increase the operating risk of the firm.
B. Decrease the value of the firm in a non-MM world.
C. Decrease the WACC.
D. Reduce the variability in earnings per share.
From the company perspective, the use of financial leverage can positively or sometimes negatively. It impacts it's its return on equity as a consequence of increased level of risk. So option A is correct, increase the operating risk of the firm