Back to category: Business Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. Capital structure F. WHAT DOES CAPITAL STRUCTURE THEORY ATTEMPT TO DO? WHAT LESSONS CAN BE LEARNED FROM CAPITAL STRUCTURE THEORY? ANSWER: CAPITAL STRUCTURE THEORY PROVIDES SOME INSIGHTS INTO THE VALUE OF DEBT VERSUS EQUITY FINANCING. AN UNDERSTANDING OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE THEORY WILL AID A MANAGER IN FINDING HIS OR HER FIRM¡¦S OPTIMAL CAPITAL STRUCTURE. MODERN CAPITAL STRUCTURE THEORY BEGAN IN 1958, WHEN MODIGLIANI AND MILLER PROVED, UNDER A VERY RESTRICTIVE SET OF ASSUMPTIONS, INCLUDING THE ASSUMPTION OF NO TAXES, THAT A FIRM¡¦S VALUE IS UNAFFECTED BY ITS CAPITAL STRUCTURE. MM¡¦S RESULTS SUGGEST THAT IT DOESN¡¦T MATTER HOW A FIRM FINANCES ITS OPERATIONS BECAUSE CAPITAL STRUCTURE IS IRRELEVANT. DESPITE ITS U... Posted by: Helene Hannah Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. |
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