Peartree Company Provides the Following Data -
What Is Peartree's Debt-To-Equity Ratio at Year-End 2014?
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question 86

Multiple Choice

Peartree Company provides the following data:
$\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline \text { BALANCE SHEET } & \text { Dec } 31,2014 & \text { Dec } 31,2013 \\\hline \text { Cash } & \$ 21,000 & \$ 18,000 \\\hline \text { Accounts receivable, net } & 31,000 & 35,000 \\\hline \text { Inventory } & 53,000 & 25,000 \\\hline \text { PP\&E, net } & 120,000 & 90,000 \\\hline \text { Total assets } & \$ 225,000 & \$ 168,000 \\\hline\\\hline \text { Accounts payable } & \$ 4,000 & \$ 6,000 \\\hline \text { Accrued liabilities } & 2,000 & 1,000 \\\hline \text { Long-term notes payable } & 84,000 & 90,000 \\\hline \text { Total liabilities } & \$ 90,000 & \$ 97,000 \\\hline\\\hline \text { Common stock } & \$ 30,000 & \$ 2,000 \\\hline \text { Retained earnings } & 113,000 & 74,000 \\\hline \text { Treasury stock } & (8,000) & (5,000 ) \\\hline \text { Total stockholders' equity } & \$ 135,000 & \$ 71,000 \\\hline \begin{array}{c}\text { Total liabilities and } \\\text { stockholders' equity }\end{array} & \$ 225,000 &\$168,000 \\\hline\end{array}$
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What is Peartree's debt-to-equity ratio at year-end 2014?

• A) 0.60
• B) 0.92
• C) 1.33
• D) 0.67

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