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Question
When Equity Shares dominate the capital structure, the capital is considered as high geared.
Options
True
False
Solution
This statement is false.
Explanation:
Highly geared companies are those that have a limited share of equity capitalization. Low-geared corporations are those in which equity capital accounts for the majority of total capitalization.
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