At the End of Last Year,Ace Company Had Total Assets

question 60

Multiple Choice

At the end of last year,Ace Company had total assets in the amount of $6,000,000 and total liabilities in the amount of $4,000,000.The company issued shares to new stockholders at the beginning of the current year for $1,000,000.As a direct result of this transaction,the:

• A) debt-to-assets ratio will increase.
• B) asset turnover ratio will decrease.
• C) net profit margin ratio will increase.
• D) net profit margin ratio will decrease.

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Definitions:

Eminent Domain

The power of the government or its agent to seize private property for public use, with compensation to the owner.

Public Purposes

Activities or projects undertaken by the government for the benefit and welfare of the general public.

Fair Market Value

An appraisal of a property's market value, determined by the amount a well-informed, willing, and no-pressure buyer would probably pay to an equally well-informed, willing, and no-pressure seller in the marketplace.

Intermediate Scrutiny

A test used in some contexts by courts to determine a law's constitutionality, requiring the law to further an important government interest by means that are substantially related to that interest.