Exhibit 4-1
Given the Following Information for Blue Bell Company $\quad$

question 125

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 4-1
Given the following information for Blue Bell Company for last year:
-Refer to Exhibit 4-1. Blue Bell's debt to equity ratio December 31 was

• A) 1.33 \(\quad \)2.2 times
• B) 0.50 \(\quad \) 26.0 times
• C) 0.35 \(\quad \)27.4 times
• D) 0.20 \(\quad \)28.9 times

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