Fill in the table using the following information.

Assets required for operation: $10,000

Firm A uses only equity financing

Firm B uses 30% debt with a 6% interest rate and 70% equity

Firm C uses 50% debt with a 10% interest rate and 50% equity

Firm D uses 50% preferred stock financing with a dividend rate of 10% and 50% equity financing 

Earnings before interest and taxes: $1,000

What happens to the common stockholders€™ return on equity as the amount of debt increases? Why is the rate of interest greater in case C? Why is the return lower when the firm uses preferred stock instead of debt? Why does the use of preferred stock involve less risk for the firm than a comparable use of debt financing?

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A D Debt 2$ Preferred stock Common stock Earnings before interest and taxes Interest expense Earnings before taxes Taxes (40% of earnings) Preferred stock dividends Net earnings Return on common stock tA