The meaning of saving and investment Classify each of the following based on the macroeconomic definitions of saving and investment.

1. Antonio purchases a corporate bond issued by a car company.
2. Dmitri takes out a loan and uses it to build a new cabin in Montana.
3. Frances purchases stock in NanoSpeck, a biotech firm.
4. Caroline buys new bulldozers for her construction firm.

Afirm wants to strengthen its financial position. which of the following actions would increase its current ratio? a. reduce the company's days' sales outstanding to the industry average and use the resulting cash savings to purchase plant and equipment.b. use cash to repurchase some of the company's own stock.c. borrow using short-term debt and use the proceeds to repay debt that has a maturity of more than one year.d. issue new stock, then use some of the proceeds to purchase additional inventory and hold the remainder as cash.e. use cash to increase inventory holdings.