1-Please calculate Starbucks Debt Ratio for each year. Do we want this ratio higher or lower? Did the companys performance improve or decline over that period?

2-Please compare Starbucks debt ratio in 2007 to the industry average which is given below for each measure. Was Starbucks doing better compared to the industry?

3. ABC Corp.s equity multiplier is 1.25. What is its debt ratio?

4-Easy Corp.s return on assets measure is 0.20 (20%. Its return on equity measure is 0.25 (25%). What is the firms equity multiplier?

5- Decorative Paintings has total debt of $69,000, total equity of $445,000, and a return on equity of 10 percent. What is the return on assets?

6-If equity multiplier for a firm is 4, what is the debt ratio for that firm?.

7-A firm with sales of $1,000,000, net profits after taxes of $30,000, total assets of $1,500,000, and common stockholders' investment of $750,000 has a return on equity of