Financial Accounting
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780133791129
Author: Jane L. Reimers
Publisher: Pearson Higher Ed
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Chapter 10, Problem 20EA
Use the balance sheets from Suzanne’s Hotels in E10-19A to compute the debt-to-equity ratio for 2011 and 2010. Suppose you calculated a debt ratio using debt plus equity as the denominator. Which ratio—debt-to-equity or debt-to-debt plus equity—seems easiest to interpret? As an investor, do you view the “trend” in the debt-to-equity ratio as favorable or unfavorable? Why?
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