Selected Data from the Financial Statements Are Provided Below

question 187

Multiple Choice

Selected data from the financial statements are provided below:

-Refer to Rent-a-Center. Which of the following is true regarding the debt management ratios between 2014 and 2015?

• A)The debt-to-equity and debt-to-total assets ratios both increased.
• B)The debt-to-equity and total debt-to-total assets ratios both decreased.
• C)The debt-to-equity and long-term debt-to-equity ratios both decreased.
• D)The debt-to-equity ratio decreased and the debt-to-total assets ratios increased.

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