David Lyons, CEO of lyons Solar Technologies, is concerned about his firm's level of debt financing. The company uses short term debt to finance its temporary working capital needs, but it does not use any permanent (long-term) debt. Other solar technology companies average about 30% debt, and Mr, Lyons wonders why they use so much more debt and how it affects stock prices. To gain some insights into matter, he poses the following question to you his recently hired assistant.
Please answer the following question in your own words.
Who were Modiligiani and miller and what assumptions are embedded in the MM and Miller model?