During 2020, Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) will be issuing (approximately) $600 million of unsecured notes that will be due in 2027. Assume that on the day immediately before the note issuance, Twitter has assets of $10,500 million and liabilities of $3,370 million. Questions

1. Will the notes be classified as assets or liabilities on Twitters balance sheet? Will these notes be Notes Receivable or Notes Payable?

2. When Twitter issues these notes in 2020, will the notes be classified as current or long-term??

3. On the day that these notes are issued, will Twitters current ratio be impacted? If so, will it increase or decrease?

4. Calculate Twitters debt ratio before and after the notes issuance, using the assumed balances given in the story. Will Twitters debt ratio increase, decrease, or remain the same after the note issuance?