pick a publicly held company and analyze its capital-structure, use the theories and principles learned. The structure of your research paper should include:

A preview of capital structure issues

Business and financial risks related to capital-structure

Modigliani and Miller's [MM] capital-structure theory

Criticisms of the MM model and assumptions

Capital-structure evidence and implications

Estimating the firm's optimal capital-structure

A firm's optimal capital-structure is that mix of debt and equity that maximizes the stock price. At any point in time, management has a specific target capital structure in mind, presumably the optimal one, though this target may change over time. For example, financial management may choose a 50% equity financing [stock] and 50% debt [bond] financing.

Several factors influence a firm's' capital structure, including:

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