Moffett Company earned an 8 percent return on its total assets. Current liabilities are 5 percent of

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Moffett Company earned an 8 percent return on its total assets. Current liabilities are 5 percent of total assets. Longterm bonds carrying a 5.5 percent coupon rate are equal to 30 percent of total assets. There is no preferred stock. Is this application of leverage favorable or unfavorable from the viewpoint of Moffett's stockholders?
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Financial and Managerial Accounting the basis for business decisions

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