Managerial Accounting
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ISBN: 9780077826482
Author: Stacey M Whitecotton Associate Professor, Robert Libby, Fred Phillips Associate Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 13, Problem 2.6GBP
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Introduction:
Debt-to-asset ratio calculates the proportion of total assets financed by the creditors. If the ratio is higher, it means that the financing strategy of the company is risky.
To calculate:
The debt-to-assets ratio for previous and current year and comment on the same.
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