Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Student Value Edition
Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Student Value Edition
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ISBN: 9780133576863
Author: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo, Jarrad Harford
Publisher: PEARSON
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Leverage: It is a kind of strategy to maximize the amount of return available for the various investors of the firm, which also increase the value of the firm. The firm with the combination of debt and equity in its capital structure is known as levered firm.

Interest tax shield: It refers to the benefit related to the reduction of tax due to the various deductions related to interest, which a firm or individual can avail to reduce its tax liability.

To Explain: The affect of leverage on the firm’s WACC.

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