At the end of 2020, Montvale Associates borrowed $120,000 from the Bayliner Bank. The debt covenant specified that Montvale’s debt/equity ratio could not exceed 1.5:1 during the period of the loan. A summary of Montvale’s balance sheet after the loan follows.   2020 Assets   Current assets $130,000 Long-term assets 350,000 Total assets $480,000 Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity   Current liabilities $130,000 Long-term liabilities 150,000 Shareholders’ equity 200,000 Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $480,000 Compute Montvale’s debt/equity ratio immediately after the loan. How much additional debt can the company incur without violating the debt covenant?

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E5.10 (LO 1) At the end of 2020, Montvale Associates borrowed $120,000 from the Bayliner Bank. The debt covenant specified that Montvale’s debt/equity ratio could not exceed 1.5:1 during the period of the loan. A summary of Montvale’s balance sheet after the loan follows.

  2020
Assets  
Current assets $130,000
Long-term assets 350,000
Total assets $480,000
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity  
Current liabilities $130,000
Long-term liabilities 150,000
Shareholders’ equity 200,000
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $480,000
  1. Compute Montvale’s debt/equity ratio immediately after the loan.
  2. How much additional debt can the company incur without violating the debt covenant?
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