Your Firm Is a Supplier to a Major Chain of Discount

question 277

Multiple Choice

Your firm is a supplier to a major chain of discount stores.You have heard rumors that this chain of discount stores is in financial difficulty.Which financial ratios would indicate the discount store's ability or inability to pay its short-term debts?

• A) Liquidity ratios
• B) Leverage ratios
• C) Activity ratios
• D) Profitability ratios

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