If Total Assets Go Down and Total Liabilities Go Up

question 3

Multiple Choice

If total assets go down and total liabilities go up, the current ratio:

• A) remains the same.
• B) decreases.
• C) increases.
• D) cannot be determined from the information given.
• E) is not affected at all by these changes.

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