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Consider the following ratios and choose the appropriate managerial strategy below:
Fixed Asset Newness ratio of 62%,
Current Ratio of 1.7
Days of Cash at 19 days
Debt to Equity 2.8
Group of answer choices: How can we decide?
Equipment doesn't have anything to do with the financial information provided.
This company has very new equipment and a very good cash position
This company has too much debt, so new equipment is a poor choice
This company has very old equipment, but they have the cash to purchase new equipment
Answer:
As the degree of newness is 62%, which indicates that the company has newer equipment. If a company has a degree of newness less than 40% then it is using its old equipment. The company’s days of cash is 19 days which means the company receives payments in 19 days. The company has a debt equity ratio which is 2.8 times higher than the equity so buying new equipment will not be good option.
Hence, the correct statements are Option B and Option C.