Company a Has Current Assets of $42 Billion and Current

question 44

Multiple Choice

Company A has current assets of $42 billion and current liabilities of $31 billion.Company B has current assets of $2.7 billion and current liabilities of $1.8 billion.Which of the following statements is correct,based on this information?

• A)Company A is less likely than Company B to have sufficient working capital to meet its short-term needs.
• B)Company A has greater leverage than Company B.
• C)Company A has less leverage than Company B.
• D)Company A and Company B have roughly equivalent enterprise values.
• E)Company A is more likely than Company B to have sufficient working capital to meet its short-term needs.

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Definitions:

Reasonably Related

A connection or relevance between two or more things that is fair, sensible, or logical.

Compensatory Damages

Monetary awards given to a plaintiff to compensate for loss, damage, or injury suffered due to another's breach of duty or negligence.

Implied Warranty

A legal guarantee that a product will meet certain standards of quality and reliability even if not explicitly stated in a contract.

UCC

The Uniform Commercial Code, a comprehensive set of laws governing commercial transactions in the United States, designed to standardize and harmonize sales and commercial transactions across state lines.