1.A company's current ratio is rising and is now higher than the current ratio for its primary competitor. Give three (3) reasons why this might be considered a bad thing for the company? What could it potentially indicate? (Put another way, what three (3) "bad" things could lead to a rising current ratio?)

2.Using just the information provided below for Bravo Company, please comment on the TIE and identify three observations/conclusions, either positive or negative, that you can make simply by looking at the TIE ratio. (Put another way, what might the TIE below indicate to you about Bravo, either positive or negative?)