You are analyzing the leverage of two firms and you note the following (all values in millions
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You are analyzing the leverage of two firms and you note the following (all values in millions of dollars):
a. What is the market debt-to-equity ratio of each firm?
b. What is the book debt-to-equity ratio of each firm?
c. What is the EBIT/interest coverage ratio of each firm?
d. Which firm may have more difficulty meeting its debt obligations? Explain.
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Debt Book Equity Market Equity EBIT Interest Expense Firm A 500 300 400 100 50 Firm B 80 35 40 8 7
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