If a bank loan officer were considering a company's request for a loan, which of the following statements would you to be CORRECT? Other things held constant, the higher the deb's ratio, the lower the interest rate the bank would charge the firm. Other things held constant, the lower the current ratio, the lower the interest rate the bunk would charge the firm. The lower the company's TIF ratio, other things held constant, the lower the interest rate the bank should charge the firm. Other things held constant, the lower the debt ratio, the lower the interest rate the bank would charge the firm. Jessie s Bobcat Rentals' operations provided a negative net cash flow last year, yet the cash shown on its balance sheet increased. Which of the following statements could explain the increase in cash, assuming the company's financial statements were prepared under generally accepted accounting principles? The company retired a large amount of its long-term debt. The company sold some of its fixed assets. The company dramatically increased its capital expenditures. The company repurchased some of its common stock. The company had high depreciation expenses