For Public U

question 4

Short Answer

For public U.S.nonfinancial firms in composite, the fractions of current assets and non-current assets (all in book values; year-end 2000) are approximately:
$\begin{array}{cc}&\text { Current } & \text { Non-current } \\&\text { Assets } & \text { Assets } \\a.&1 / 3 & 2 / 3 \\b.&1 / 2 & 1 / 2 \\c.&2 / 3 & 1 / 3\end{array}$

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Definitions:

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Ricardian Model

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Opportunity Cost

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