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Think about managing a firm's capital structure and trying to achieve and maintain its target and/or optimal capital structures. The steps taken to bring about this target and/or optimal structure will have consequences for the firm's performance and characteristics, including its riskiness, profitability, and even its visibility in the financial markets. The capital structure is that combination of debt, preferred stock, and common equity financing that maximizes a firm's stock price. Using more debt will_ the risk borne by stockholders. As a firm's tax rate decreases, it becomes advantageous for the firm to take on additional debt. If management believes (1) there is a high probability that the company will need to raise capital and (2) that there will be severe consequences if it cannot raise the additional capital, then the firm should have existing debt on its balance sheet

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