The Following Balance Sheet Information Is Provided for Santana Company

question 159

Multiple Choice

The following balance sheet information is provided for Santana Company for Year 2: $\begin{array}{lr}\text { Assets }\\\text { Cash } & \$ 5,400 \\\text { Accounts receivable } & 15,500 \\\text { Inventory } & 18,000 \\\text { Prepaid expenses } & 1,600 \\\text { Plant and equipment, net of depreciation } & 20,200 \\\text { Land } & \underline{ 19,950 }\\\text { Total assets } &\underline{ \$ 80,650}\\\text { Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity }\\\text { Accounts payable } & \$ 4,500 \\\text { Salaries payable } & 11,500 \\\text { Bonds payable (Due in ten years) } & 19,000 \\\text { Common stock, no par } & 30,000 \\\text { Retained earnings } &\underline{ 15,650} \\\text { Total liabilities and stockholders' equity }& \$ 80,650\end{array}$
What is the company's debt to equity ratio? (Round your answers to the nearest whole percent.)

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Definitions:

Depreciation

The measure of wearing out, consuming, or other loss of value of a depreciable asset arising from use, passage of time, or obsolescence through technology and market changes.

Gross Investment

The total amount spent on purchases of new capital and on replacing depreciated capital within a given period.

Capital Stock

Capital stock is the total amount of physical, non-consumable goods, or financial assets that a company uses for production of goods or services, including buildings, machinery, and equipment.

Investment Project

A specific plan or initiative undertaken by a business or organization involving capital investment aimed at achieving certain financial or strategic goals.