17) In a common-sized balance sheet, Cash is shown as a percentage of. a) Total Current Assets b) Total Operating Assets c) Total Assets d) Net Safes 18) When investors want to know how well a firm manages the amounts owed to them by customers as compared to other firms, they should use: a) Current ratio b) Asset turnover c) Cash flow per share d) Days in collection period 19) A company's debt-to-equity ratio increased from 25 to .43. At the same time, its times interest earned ratio increased from 4 to 19. Which of the following is an appropriate deduction? a) b) c) d) Not only have debt levels increased but the company's ability to make its interest payments has decreased as well. The company should not borrow any more money as its debt-to-equity ratio is extremely worrisome The company should borrow the maximum amount offered by the bank as the company in a good position to make its debt payments. The company should feel free to borrow money as needed but should not greatly exceed the average debt-to-equity ratio of the industry. 20) Which of the following would be most useful in deciding whether a company's common stock is underpriced and, thus, a good stock to buy? a) Return on assets b) Current ratio c) Price-earnings ratio d) Asset turnover