Financial leverage has to do with
A) the usage of fixed cost financial securities to finance a portion of a firm's assets.
B) a high gross profit margin.
C) the incurrence of fixed operating costs in the firm's income stream.
D) using common stock to finance a portion of a firm's assets.
A
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