Assessing leverage use) Financial data for three corporations are displayed here: a. Which firm appears to be excessively leveraged? b. Which firm appears to be employing financial leverage to the most appropriate degree? c. What explanation can you provide for the higher price/earnings ratio enjoyed by firm B as compared with firm A? a. Which firm appears to be excessively leveraged? (Select the best choice below.) OA. Firm A O B. Firm B O C. Firm C b. Which firm appears to be employing financial leverage to the most appropriate degree? (Select the best choice below.) OA. Firm A O B. Firm B O C. Firm C c. What explanation can you provide for the higher price-earnings ratio enjoyed by firm B as compared with firm A? (Select the best choice below.) 0 A. Firm B employs financial leverage to the extremely high degree and investors must perceive it to have higher growth potential and/or lower risk compared to firm A O B. Firm B employs financial leverage to the lower than average degree and investors must perceive it to have lower growth potential and/or higher risk compared to firm A C. Firm B employs financial leverage to the most appropriate degree and investors must perceive it to have higher growth potential and/or lower risk compared to firm A O D. Firm B employs financial leverage to the most appropriate degree and investors must perceive it to have lower growth potential and/or higher risk compared to firm A. Data Table MEASURE Debt ratio Times interest covered Prieearnings ratio Click on the icon located on the top-right corner of the data table above in order to copy its contents into a FIRM A 25% 7 times 8 times FIRM B 30% 9 times 10 times FIRM C 45% 6 times 5 times INDUSTRY NORM 25% 8 times 9 times