Garwryk, Inc., which is financed with debt and equity, presently has a debt ratio of 79 percent. What is the firm's equity multiplier? How is the equity multiplier related to the firm's use of debt financing (i.e., if the firm increased its use of debt financing would this increase or decrease its equity multiplier)? Explain. Question content area bottom Part 1 What is the firm's equity multiplier? The equity multiplier is given by: The equity multiplier is.