FACULTY OF COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT AND LAW OLD CURRICULUM MODULES QUESTION 3 24 MARKS You have just been appointed as the financial director of a local restaurant called WakeUp Traditional Restaurant. The company has a majority shareholder that holds 70% of the shares. The current and proposed capital structure of the company is set out below. Other financial information for the company is shown below. REQUIREMENTS (a) Comment on the appropriateness of the proposed capital structure for the company. Your answer should be based on the information that is provided above, your own calculations and should also refer to capital structure theories. (10 marks) (b) Describe two methods a company can use to reduce its equity as part of restructuring its capital. Describe one factor management will take into account before using each method. Refer to the signalling theory in the course of your answer. (8 marks) (c) Indicate other factors that the company's board of directors should consider before making a decision about the company's capital structure. (6 marks) The end