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Company a Has a High Debt to Total Assets Ratio

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Company A has a high debt to total assets ratio and a high interest coverage ratio. Company B has a low debt to total assets ratio and a high interest coverage ratio. Company C has a high debt to total assets ratio and a low interest coverage ratio. Company D has a low debt to total assets ratio and a low interest coverage ratio.
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Based solely on the information provided above, which company or companies would you consider loaning money to? Explain your reasoning.


Definitions:

Utility Function

An expression used in economics to quantify the happiness or satisfaction gained from consuming a set of goods or services.

Consumption Bundle

A combination of different goods and services that a consumer chooses to purchase at a given time.

Quasilinear Preferences

Preferences represented by utility functions where the marginal utility of consumption is constant irrespective of other goods consumed.

Indifference Curves

Graphical representations of different combinations of goods or services among which a consumer is indifferent, showing no preference for one combination over another.

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