Emerald Company issued additional shares of stock. Which of the following is true with regard to the effect of the stock issuance transaction on Emerald's ratio computations?

A) Earnings per share decreases
B) The debt to equity ratio increases
C) The asset turnover ratio increases
D) Return on equity remained unchanged


A

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