Information from Nue Company's financial statements is provided below.

	2013	2012
Current liabilities	$250 000	$170 000
Non-current liabilities	130 000	340 000
Shareholders' equity	440 000	560 000
Net cash flows from operating activities	70 000	61 000
Interest and principal payments	14 000	9 000
Net sales	475 000	450 000
Total comprehensive income	90 000	72 000
Interest expense	7 500	13 500
Income tax	18 000	12 500
Dividends paid to ordinary shareholders	16 000	28 000

The debt-to-equity ratio for 2013 is:

		an indicator that Nue Company's reliance on shareholders for funding increased from 2012 to 2013
		an indicator that for every $1 of capital that has been provided by shareholders, creditors provided $0.86
		an indicator that Nue Company's ability to meet current interest payments to creditors is increasing
		increasing slightly from 2012 to 2013