Which statement accurately describes Cisco EIGRP wide metrics?

Cisco EIGRP wide metrics expand the internal metric fields, specifically bandwidth and delay, from 24-bit to 32-bit values. This expansion is crucial for accurately representing and calculating metrics over very high-bandwidth links (greater than 1 Gbps), preventing potential metric overflow or inaccurate path selections that could occur with the older 24-bit metrics. The K-values (K1-K5) still define how the composite metric is calculated, and wide metrics do not inherently change their default behavior or prioritize K2. MTU is a component of the EIGRP metric calculation but is not directly weighted in the same way as bandwidth or delay, and wide metrics do not add it as a primary weighted component. EIGRP authentication methods (like SHA) are separate security features and are unrelated to the metric calculation or the use of wide metrics.