Question : What is the debt in the context of the debt-to-equity ratio?
Option 1: Short Term Debts
Option 2: Long Term Debts
Option 3: Debentures and Current Liabilities
Option 4: Total Debts
Correct Answer: Long Term Debts
Solution : The debt-equity ratio evaluates the relative capital contributions of shareholders or owners and debtors. The ratio of a company's total long-term debt to equity capital is known as the debt-equity ratio. Hence option 2 will be the correct answer.
Question : Which is the debt-to-equity ratio?
Option 1: Long Term Debts/Shareholder’s Funds
Option 2: Short Term Debts/Equity Capital
Option 3: Shareholder’s Funds/Total Assets
Option 4: Total Assets/Long-term Debts
Question : ________ratio is a variation of the debt-equity ratio and gives the same indication as the debt-equity ratio. In this ratio, total assets are expressed in relation to long-term debts.
Option 1: Debt to equity ratio
Option 2: Total assets to debt ratio
Option 3: Proprietary Ratio
Option 4: Current Ratio
Question : Which of the following statements is incorrect?
Option 1: Decrease in Long term Debts decreases the Debt-Equity Ratio
Option 2: Increase in Long term Debts,increases the Debt-Equity Ratio
Option 3: Decrease in Shareholder’s Funds increases the Debt-Equity Ratio
Option 4: None of the above
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