Afirm wants to strengthen its financial position. which of the following actions would increase its quick ratio? a) offer price reductions along with generous credit terms that would enable the firm to sell some of its excess inventory and lead to an increase in accounts receivable. b) issue new common stock and use the proceeds to increase inventories. c) speed up the collection of receivables and use the cash generated to increase inventories. d) use some of its cash to purchase additional inventories. e) issue new common stock and use the proceeds to acquire additional fixed assets.

Which of the following areas provides residents with close access to high-paying jobs and cultural attractions? a. the suburbs b. exurbs c. rural areas d. the city 2b2t

Outstanding stock consists of 8,300 shares of cumulative 7% preferred stock with a $10 par value and 4,300 shares of common stock with a $1 par value. during the first three years of operation, the corporation declared and paid the following total cash dividends. year dividend declared 2016 $ 0 2017 $ 7,300 2018 $ 45,000 the amount of dividends paid to preferred and common shareholders in 2018 is:

Companies hd and ld are both profitable, and they have the same total assets (ta), total invested capital, sales (s), return on assets (roa), and profit margin (pm). both firms finance using only debt and common equity. however, company hd has the higher total debt to total capital ratio. which of the following statements is correct? a) company hd has a higher assets turnover than company ld. b) company hd has a higher return on equity than company ld. c) none of the other statements are correct because the information provided on the question is not enough. d) company hd has lower total assets turnover than company ld. e) company hd has a lower operating income (ebit) than company ld