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Companies have the opportunity to use varying amounts of different sources of financing to acquire their assets

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Companies have the opportunity to use varying amounts of different sources of financing to acquire their assets. including internal and external sources, and debt (borrowed) and equity funds. Company A uses long-term debt to finance its assets, and company B uses capital generated from shareholders to finance its assets. Which company would be considered a financially leveraged firm? Company B Company A Which of the following is true about the leveraging effect? Under economic growth conditions, firms with relatively more leverage will have higher expected returns. Under economic growth conditions, firms with relatively low leverage will have higher expected returns Chilly Moose Fruit Producer has a total asset turnover ratio of 6.00x, net annual sales of $40 million, and operating expenses of $18 million (including depreciation and amortization). On its balance sheet and income statement, respectively, it reported total debt of $2.50 million on which it pays a 7% interest rate. To analyze a company's financial leverage situation, you need to measure the firm's debt management ratios. Based on the preceding information, what are the values for Chilly Moose Fruit's debt management ratios? Influenced by a firm's ability to make interest payments and pay back its debt, if all else is equal, creditors would prefer to give loans to companies with ________ debt ratios.

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Solution:        
         
1. Answer is 2nd option Company A.      
         
Working Notes:      
         
  Financially leveraged company means, it have debt in its balance sheet, in case of company A, all the assets are financed by use of Debt as source of finance, so it would be the financially leveraged company.
 
 
         
  Since, company B uses only capital generated from shareholders, which will increase Equity of the company, not debt, so company B will not be financially leveraged company.
 
 
         
2. Answer is 1st option Under economic growth conditions, firms with relatively more leverage will have higher expected returns.
 
         
Working Notes:      
  Under economic growth conditions, firms with relatively more leverage will have higher expected returns. As due to financially leveraged , overall cost of capital will be lower and Equity shareholders expected return from , the financially leveraged company is higher as they are exposed to risk more is financially leveraged firm, Under the economic of growth condition, there will be returns for every dollar employed in the company , as a result leveraged company will able to meet its financing cost , and generate higher returns as all capital in the company is fully utilized to generate return for the leveraged company.
 
 
 
 
 
 
         
3. Debt ratio 37.50%    
  Times-interest-earned ratio 125.71   times    
         
Working Notes:      
         
  Total Asset Turnover Ratio = Net Sales / Total Assets    
  6 =40,000,000/Total assets      
  Total assets = 40,000,000/6 =6,666,666.6666      
         
  Debt ratio = Total debt/ total assets      
  Debt ratio = 2,500,000/6,666,666.6666      
  Debt ratio = 0.375      
  Debt ratio = 37.50%      
         
         
  Times-interest-earned ratio = EBIT / interest expense    
         
         
  EBIT = net sales - operating expenses = 40,000,000 -18,000,000  
    =22,000,000    
         
  Interest expense = debt x rate = 2,500,000 x 7% =175,000    
         
  Times-interest-earned ratio = EBIT / interest expense    
  Times-interest-earned ratio = 22,000,000/175,000    
  Times-interest-earned ratio = 125.71428    
  Times-interest-earned ratio = 125.71 times    
         
4. Answer is LOW      
         
Working Notes:      
         
  Though Influenced by a firm's ability to make interest payments and pay back its debt, if all else is equal, creditors would prefer to give loans to companies, but it will not be attractive for creditors a balance sheet with higher debt means higher debt ratio , the creditor have to share assets with the other creditors , higher means more other creditors in case of liquidation of the company for realization of debt from company.
 
 
 
 
         
  Influenced by a firm's ability to make interest payments and pay back its debt, if all else is equal, creditors would prefer to give loans to companies with low debt ratios.