Question

You would like to borrow money three years from now to build a new building. In preparation for applying for that loan, you are in the process of developing target ratios for your firm. Which set of ratios represents the best target mix considering that you want to obtain outside financing in the relatively near future?A) Times interest earned = 1.7; debt-equity ratio = 1.6; B) Times interest earned = 1.5; debt-equity ratio = 1.2; C) Cash coverage ratio = 0.8; debt-equity ratio = 0.8: D) Cash coverage ratio = 2.6; debt-equity ratio = 0.3: E) Cash coverage ratio = 0.5; total debt ratio = 0.2

Answer 1

Answer:

Option "D" is the correct answer to the following statement.

Explanation:

The cash coverage ratio helps find the available cash in hand or cash at the bank to pay for the expenditure of a loan. The ratio must be considerably higher to 1: 1, it shows our potential to pay interest. In this situation Option "D" has the highest Cash coverage ratio.

The debt-equity ratio is used to find the firm's credibility.