This is for help with a journal entry - it's basically a one page report. **Please pay attention to the rubric though, the grading is based strictly off that**

In this scenario, imagine that you are a financial analyst at the corporation you selected for your final project (I HAVE ALREADY PICKED APPLE SO IT NEEDS TO BE APPLE), and one of your peers from a non-financial department is confused about why capital structure is important. You have been asked to explain the topic in terms that are not too technical. In an email memo to your peer, address the critical elements below.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Explain the meaning of capital structure, cost of capital, and weighted average cost of capital (WACC).
II. Describe how capital structure and cost of capital affect the way that a company is valued by investors.

Answer rating: 100% (QA)

1 The capital structure is the way a firm finances its overall operations and growth using ... View the full answer