You are a management trainee in one of the Manufacturing companies based in Johor, Malaysia. The company was established in 2003 and recently has been listed in Bursa Malaysia. Currently, the debt-equity ratio of the company is 0.30. Your CFO's role demands him to maximize the value of the firm. Your CFO asked you that is there an easily identifiable debt-equity ratio that will maximize the value of a firm? Why or why not? He gave you a couple of days to answer this question. You need to support your answers with examples.
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