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question 55

Multiple Choice

Use the table for the question(s) below.
Consider the following balance sheet:

-Market-to-book-ratio is also called the ________.

• A) price-to-debt ratio
• B) price-to-book ratio
• C) price-to-asset ratio
• D) price-to-equity ratio

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Definitions:

Black Smokers

Hydrothermal vents on the seafloor in which hot water from within the rock jets out into cold seawater and forms a cloud of minerals, especially those rich in sulfur.

Sulfide Minerals

Minerals composed of sulfide ions and one or more metals; important as ore minerals and for their chemical properties.

Fast-Spreading Ridge

A geological feature where tectonic plates are diverging at a rapid rate, leading to significant volcanic activity and the formation of new oceanic crust.

Hydrothermal Vents

Hydrothermal vents are openings in the sea floor from which heated mineral-rich water flows, often located near volcanically active places.