Essentials Of Investments
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Which of the following statements is false?
(a) The quickest way to determine whether a firm has too much debt is to calculate the debt-to-equity ratio.
(b) The best guideline to determine the firm's liquidity is to calculate the current ratio.
(c) From the investor's point of view, the rate of
( d) We can determine the operating margin by expressing net income as a percentage of total sales.
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