Use the Table for the Question(s)below

question 3

Multiple Choice

Use the table for the question(s) below.

-Consider the above balance sheet for your firm (in thousands of dollars) .You plan on acquiring some new equipment using a $700,000 operating lease.If you go through with the lease,what will be the change in your firm's debt-equity ratio?

• A)0.44
• B)0.56
• C)0
• D)0.80
• E)1.69

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