As a loan officer for Third Commercial Bank your job description includes evaluating and recommending approval of commercial and eal estate loans. On your desk is a loan application from Avantgarde Manufacturing, a producer of household goods. Nine years ago, four bank declined a loan application from AvantgardeOne, partially due to a debt ratio higher than the industry average. The average percentage of assets financed by liabilities rather than stockholders' equity for the manufacturing industry is 50\%. The rationale for declining the previous loan request was that too much debt posed a risk of default. To assist you in your analysis of the current loan application, you have created a Tableau Dashboard depicting trends in assets, liabilities, and equity for the most recent ten years. ASSETS = LIABILITIES + STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY ||||||||||||| Drawing from the data available, assess the following: Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Determine the following amounts. Drawing from the data available, assess the following: Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. What does the Dashboard suggest about the size of Avantgarde's manufacturing operations during the most recent ten yea The size of Avantgarde's manufacturing operations as measured by total assets shows steady growth, financed primarily with debt. The size of Avantgarde's manufacturing operations as measured by total assets shows steady growth, financed primarily with stockholders' equity. Drawing from the data available, assess the following: Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Drawing from the data available, assess the following: Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Which possible conclusion is supported by the Dashboard concerning Avantgarde's ability to repay a loan if granted? The bank should decline the loan because the debt ratio is higher than the industry average of 50% for nine of the ten years observed. The bank should consider granting the loan because the debt ratio has declined steadily since the previous loan application and is slightly below the industry average of 50% in the most recent year. The bank probably should decline the loan because the debt ratio has declined steadily since the previous loan application and, in fact, lis slightly below the industry average of 50% in the most recent year