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Smith Company Has Total Assets, Liabilities, and Shareholders' Equity of $22,000

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Smith Company has total assets, liabilities, and shareholders' equity of $22,000, $7,000, and $15,000, respectively, at the beginning of 2017. At the end of 2017, total assets, liabilities, and shareholders' equity were reported at $20,000, $5,000, and $15,000, respectively.
A. How much additional debt can Smith incur and still have its debt/equity ratio remain less than or equal to 1.00?
B. What information does the debt/equity ratio provide you?


Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A statement asserting there is no significant difference or effect, which researchers aim to test against alternative hypotheses.

Significance Tests

Statistical tests used to determine whether there is enough evidence in a sample of data to infer that a certain condition holds for the entire population.

Alternative Hypothesis

A statement that contradicts the null hypothesis and is tested to determine if the null hypothesis can be rejected.

SRS

Simple Random Sample, which is a subset of individuals chosen from a larger set where each individual has the same probability of being selected.

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