Use the Table for the Question(s)below

question 81

Multiple Choice

Use the table for the question(s) below.
-If the above balance sheet is for a retail company, what indications about this company would best be drawn from the changes in quick ratio between 2017 and 2018?

• A)The company has reduced the risk that it will experience a cash shortfall in the near future.
• B)The risk that the company will experience a cash shortfall in the near future is unchanged.
• C)The company has increased the risk that it will experience a cash shortfall in the near future.
• D)The company has eliminated the risk that it will experience a cash shortfall in the near future.

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