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At the end of the current year, the following information is available for both West Elm C...

At the end of the current year, the following information is available for both West Elm Company and East Park Company.

 

West Elm Company

East Park Company

Total assets  

$396,396

$1,650,000

Total liabilities  

178,596

1,237,500

Total equity

217,800

412,500

Required

1. Compute the debt-to-equity ratios for both companies.


2. Comment on your results and discuss what they imply about the relative riskiness of these companies.

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