Apaint manufacturing company has three factories located in france, germany, and spain. the productivity data of the factories are as follows:
factory location amount of paint produced(us gallons) total input cost (usd)
spain 4,600,000,000 $5,250,000
germany 5,500,000,000 $5,250,000
france 4,000,000,000 $3,500,000

a. germany is lower than that of the factory in spain.
b. spain is higher than that of the factory in france.
c. france is higher than that of the factory in spain.
d. france is lower than that of the factory in germany.

Anew firm is developing its business plan. it will require $615,000 of assets, and it projects $450,000 of sales and $355,000 of operating costs for the first year. management is reasonably sure of these numbers because of contracts with its customers and suppliers. it can borrow at a rate of 7.5%, but the bank requires it to have a tie of at least 4.0, and if the tie falls below this level the bank will call in the loan and the firm will go bankrupt. what is the maximum debt ratio the firm can use? (hint: find the maximum dollars of interest, then the debt that produces that interest, and then the related debt ratio.)a. 41.94%b. 44.15%c. 46.47%d. 48.92%e. 51.49%