The total assets of the firm are funded by both debt and equity,hence, the total assets is the same as total equity plus total debt based on the accounting equation formula below:
total assets=equity+debt
tota assets=$4 million
equity=unknown
debt can be derived using the debt ratio as shown thus:
The Insurance company guaranteed that the minimum rate that they will pay their policyholders as 3%. Just because the investments are now drawing only 2.5% due to the economic downtown does not absolve them of this agreement.
They must therefore still pay their policy holders the minimum return guaranteed which is 3%.
