Corporate Finance

3rd Edition

ISBN: 9780132992473

Author: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo

Publisher: Prentice Hall

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Chapter 15.5, Problem 1CC

How does the growth rate of a firm affect the optimal fraction of debt in the capital structure?

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Corporate Finance

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