Loose Leaf for Financial Accounting: Information for Decisions
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781260158762
Author: John J Wild
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2, Problem 22E
a. Calculate the debt ratio and the return on assets using the year−end information for each of the following six separate companies ($ in thousands).
b. Of the six companies, which business relies most heavily on credit financing?
c. Of the six companies, which business relies most heavily on equity financing?
d. Which two companies indicate the greatest risk (based on the debt ratio)?
e. Which two companies earn the highest return on assets?
f. Which one company would investors likely prefer based on the risk−return relation?
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