Use the Following Information to Answer the Question(s)below

question 40

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
Wyatt Oil has assets with a market value of $600 million,$70 million of which are cash.It has debt of $250 million,and 20 million shares outstanding.Assume perfect capital markets.
-If Wyatt Oil distributes the $70 million as a dividend,then its debt-to-equity ratio after the dividend will be closest to:

• A)0.7.
• B)0.9.
• C)1.0.
• D)1.1.

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Definitions:

Receivable into Cash

The process or activity of converting money that is owed to a company by its customers into actual cash, usually through collection efforts.

Excess Cash

Funds that exceed the normal operating needs of a company, which might be used for investments, acquisitions, or improving financial ratios.

Marketable Securities

Financial instruments that can easily be converted to cash due to their high demand and short maturity period.

Lockbox System

A service offered by banks to companies for the receipt of payment from customers, under which payments are sent directly to a location accessible by the bank.