The below information relates to Drake Ltd which manufactures and sells commercial kitchen equipment. The company is constantly profitable. Drake Ltd’s financial statement ratios are as follows:    For each of the following transactions or events, indicate the directional effect (increase, decrease, no change) on the Profit Margin, Current Ratio and Debt to Equity in the table below. Note that you must write either ‘increase’, ‘decrease’ or ‘no change’. Consider each transaction independently of all the other transactions. a. Drake Ltd borrowed an additional $200,000 as short-term, 6-month loan from the bank. b. Sold obsolete inventory purchased for $75,000 for $50,000 cash c. Paid $100,000 dividends to shareholders (previously declared)

at the bottom. Had there been a loss for the In reviewing the income statement of a profitable company, one can see that it begins with at the top and ends with year, the final result would have been a What exactly does the word balance mean in the title of the balance sheet? Why do we balance the two halves? (Select all the answers that apply.) A. The balance sheet balances the firm's assets against its financing, which can be either debt or equity. B. The total value of all of the firm's assets should equal the sum of its short- and long-term debt plus stockholder's equity. C. In order for the balance sheet to balance, stockholder's equity must exclude preferred stock, common stock at par value, paid in capital in excess of par on common stock and retained earnings from previous profitable years in which some of the earnings were held back and not paid out as dividends. D. When the balance sheet does not balance, the difference must be reported as an "off-balance sheet" account for…

1.) Solve the Income Statement of AAA Company using Horizontal Analysis. 2.) As a Financial Analyst how would you interpret the data?

Please explain why solvency ratios, such as, debt, debt/equity, and time interest earned ratios are important to businesses. Please explain what information is provided by each ratio.