Paint Company Following Are Selected Data from Paint Company's Financial Statements

question 35

Multiple Choice

Paint Company
Following are selected data from Paint Company's financial statements.

-Refer to the Paint Company data. Paint's debt­to­equity ratio for 2016 is:

• A) an indicator that Paint Company's ability to meet current interest payments to creditors is increasing.
• B) increasing slightly from 2015 to 2016.
• C) an indicator that for every $1 of capital that stockholders provided, creditors provided $0.83.
• D) an indicator that Paint Company has relied on stockholders for funds more in 2015 than in 2016.

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