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In corporate finance, capital structure refers to the breakdown of a company's monetary sources. Whether a company elects to finance its operations through borrowing or shareholder funds makes an ...

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Capital structure is a term that describes the proportion of a company’s capital, or operating money, that is obtained through debt versus the proportion obtained through equity. Debt includes loans ...

A company’s capital structure refers to how it finances its operations and growth with different sources of funds, such as bond issues, long-term notes payable, common stock, preferred stock, or ...

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Journal of Financial Education, Vol. 29 (FALL 2003), pp. 55-71 (17 pages) The cost of capital has been identified as one of the most important financial concepts. However, for some finance students, ...