The Optimal Capital Structure Minimizes the Weighted Average of the Cost

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The optimal capital structure minimizes the weighted average of the cost of debt and the cost of equity.

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Definitions:

Pooled Estimate

A combined estimate derived from two or more sample estimates, often used in hypothesis testing or meta-analysis.

Two-Sample Procedure

A statistical method used to compare two independent samples to test a hypothesis about the difference between population parameters.

Common Variance

The shared variance between variables in a statistical model, often referring to the portion of variability that is accounted for by a common factor.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can be assigned to a statistical distribution, typically in the context of parameters estimated from sample data.