The Optimal Capital Structure Is the Mixture of Debt and Equity

question 161

Multiple Choice

The optimal capital structure is the mixture of debt and equity which

• A) Maximizes the value of the firm and Minimizes the firm's weighted average cost of capital.
• B) Maximizes the value of the firm and maximizes the market price of the firm's bonds.
• C) Maximizes the value of the firm. II. Minimizes the firm's weighted average cost of capital. III. Maximizes the market price of the firm's bonds.
• D) Minimizes the firm's weighted average cost of capital and maximizes the market price of the firm's bonds.
• E) Maximizes the firm's weighted average cost of capital and maximizes the market price of the firm's bonds.

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