The Amount of Permanent Short-Term Debt, Long-Term Debt, Preferred Stock

question 44

Multiple Choice

The amount of permanent short-term debt, long-term debt, preferred stock, and common stock used to finance a firm defines the firm's ____.

• A) financial structure
• B) capital structure
• C) target capital structure
• D) optimal financial structure

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