Sanchez Corporation Selected Financial Information 12/31/X2 12/31/X1 Cash $ 20,000 $ 25,000 Accounts receivable (net) 100,000 110,000 Inventories 190,000 155,000 Total current assets 310,000 290,000 Long-term assets 230,000 210,000 Current liabilities 200,000 190,000 Long-term liabilities 40,000 50,000 Shareholders' equity 300,000 260,000 Net income $ 40,000 Interest expense 10,000 Income tax expense 20,000 The debt to equity ratio for 20X2 is: Multiple Choice 0.80 0.44 0.67 0.13

Suppose that a major city’s main thoroughfare, which is also an interstate highway, will be completely closed to traffic for two years, from january 2014 to december 2015, for reconstruction at a cost of $535 million. if the construction company were to keep the highway open for traffic during construction, the highway reconstruction project would take much longer and be more expensive. suppose that construction would take four years if the highway were kept open, at a total cost of $800 million. the state department of transportation had to make its decision in 2014, one year before the start of construction (so that the first payment was one year away). so the department of transportation had the following choices: (i) close the highway during construction, at an annual cost of $267.5 million per year for two years. (ii) keep the highway open during construction, at an annual cost of $200 million per year for four years. now suppose the interest rate is 80%. calculate the present value of the costs incurred under each plan.