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Using the Five-Step DuPont model, if a firm increases its interest-bearing debt while holding EBIT and Assets constant, what is the most likely effect on ROE?

  1. ROE decreases as the tax burden ratio effectively falls
  2. ROE always decreases whenever the interest burden ratio dips
  3. ROE increases if the return on assets exceeds the cost of debt
  4. ROE remains unchanged since EBIT and the asset turnover ratio stay fixed

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