Homework Answers
| 21. Which of the following is not a true statement regarding stock options? |
| b. The exercise of stock options could result in either gains or losses. |
| 22. The price/earnings ratio: |
| e. Indicates a firm's future growth. |
| 23. Stable dividend policy would most commonly imply: |
| a. Stable dividends per share. |
| 24. A firm has a degree of financial leverage of 1.3. If earnings before interest and tax increase by 10%, then net income: |
| c. Will increase by 13.0% |
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