Module 3 DQ 1
The recent Great Recession of 2008-2009 has had significant impact on a wide range of corporate performance. What impact would you predict it had on leverage? Would financial leverage have increased, decreased, or remained the same? What about operating leverage? Why?
Module 3 DQ 2
What do you think is the relationship between a firm’s operating leverage and its financial leverage? Do you think the two measures are positively correlated, negatively correlated, or unrelated? Explain your answer.