Why is information relating to a company's scheduled maturities of debt useful in an analysis of its financial condition? we prefer to see liabilities coming due in the near future if interest rates are expected to decline; but deferred if interest rates are expected to increase. we are looking to see if all payments are approximately equal. if so, the expected drain on cash flow will be constant. excessive payments in any one year can create a cash flow problem, especially if the debt cannot be refinanced. the information relating to a company's scheduled maturities is not important.

Value economics capital scarcity opportunity cost wealth labor trade-offs standard of living good a. condition of not having enough resources to produce all the things people want b. alternative choices made by consumers in the marketplace c. sum of those economic products that are tangible, scarce, useful, and transferable d. tools, equipment, machinery, and factories used in the production of goods and services e. tangible item that is economically useful or that satisfies an economic want f. quality of life based on the ownership of the necessities and luxuries that make life easier g. people with all their efforts, abilities, and skills h. cost of the next-best alternative use of money, time, or resources when one choice is made rather than another i. study of how people try to satisfy their needs through the careful use of scarce resources j. worth that can be expressed in dollars and cents