Financial Ratios (Scenario) Jan Was in a Big Hurry. She Had Just Been

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Financial Ratios (Scenario)
Jan was in a big hurry. She had just been given the assignment of reporting on the financial health of her company to the new divisional vice-president, Donna. Donna had asked Jan to provide several calculations to help her gain an understanding of the company's financial shape. Jan realized that this was a great career opportunity—one that could make or break her reputation with the new vice-president. She quickly pulled out her old financial management textbook and turned to the chapter on financial ratios to review the required calculations.
-Donna was also very interested in examining the organization's use of debt to finance its assets.Therefore,Jan needed to calculate a(n) ________ ratio.

• A)leverage
• B)profitability
• C)equity
• D)probability

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