$($a$)$ Calculate the following ratios.

$1.$ Current ratio $6.$ Gross profit rate

$2.$ Accounts receivable turnover $7.$ Profit margin

$3.$ Inventory turnover $8.$ Asset turnover

$4.$ Debt to assets ratio $9.$ Return on assets

$5.$ Times interest earned $10.$ Return on common stockholders' equity

$($b$)$ Comment on your findings from part $($a$).$

$($c$)$ Based on your analysis in parts $($a$)$ and $($b$),$ do you think a bank would lend Cookie & Coffee Creations Inc. $$20,000$ to buy the additional equipment? Explain your reasoning.

$($d$)$ What alternatives could Cookie & Coffee Creations Inc. consider instead of bank financing?