
Financial Accounting
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781259307959
Author: J. David Spiceland, Wayne M Thomas, Don Herrmann
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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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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To determine
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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