Financial accounting
Financial accounting
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780077506902
Author: David J Spieceland Wayne Thomas Don Herrmann
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill
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Chapter 9, Problem 1RQ

What is capital structure? How do the capital structures of Ford and Microsoft differ?

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The meaning of capital structure and the difference between the capital structure of Company F and Company M.

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Capital structure:

Capital structure is the mix (or) composition of debt and equity for the financing of a company.

Company F depends largely on its liabilities to finance its operations. On the other hand the Company M depends largely on its stockholders’ equity to finance its business operations.

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