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options for blank 2: "debt ratio" and "equity ratio" options for blank 3: "equity multiplier", equity multiple" and expenditure multiplier" options for blank 4: "David's" "dupont" "Rockefeller" and "duvalier" options for blank 5: "sales generating ability" and "profitability" options for blank 6: "financial leverage" and "tax deductible expenses"

sorry I know it's long, but please answer all parts. they're all related to each other, so I can't post them separately. thank you

A Financial Ratio Analysis of Target Corporation A Debt Management Assessment Assume that you are an existing shareholder of Target Corporation (TGT), a retailer of "everyday essentials and fashionable, differentiated merchandise at discounted prices," and are interested in the company's historical and current financial activities and performance. Use the following financial data for Target to complete and conduct your financial ratio analysis. Then answer the questions that follow. Remember, the results of a ratio analysis often identify issues requiring additional investigation. Target Corporation Selected Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Related Data! Income Statement 2010 2009 2008 Sales $65,786,000,000 $63,435,000,000 $62,884,000,000 Less: Cost of goods sold 45,725,000,000 44,062,000,000 44,157,000,000 Gross profit 20,061,000,000 19,373,000,000 18,727,000,000 Less: Selling, general, and administrative expenses 13,469,000,000 13,078,000,000 12,954,000,000 Less: Other expenses 860,000,000 1,521,000,000 1,609,000,000 Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) 5,252,000,000 4,673,000,000 4,402,000,000 Less: Interest expense 757,000,000 801,000,000 866,000,000 Earnings before taxes (EBT) 4,495,000,000 3,872,000,000 3,536,000,000 Less: Taxes 1,575,000,000 1,384,000,000 1,322,000,000 Net income $2,920,000,000 $2,488,000,000 $2,214,000,000 Less: Common dividends paid 609,000,000 496,000,000 465,000,000 Dividends per share $0.87 $0.67 $0.62 Balance Sheet Data Assets: 2010 2009 2008 Cash and marketable securities $1,712,000,000 $2,200,000,000 $864,000,000 Receivables 6,153,000,000 6,966,000,000 8,084,000,000 Inventory 7,596,000,000 7,179,000,000 6,705,000,000 Other current assets 1,752,000,000 2,079,000,000 1,835,000,000 Total current assets 17,213,000,000 18,424,000,000 17,488,000,000 Net fixed assets 25,493,000,000 25,280,000,000 25,756,000,000 other long-term assets 999,000,000 829,000,000 862,000,000 Total assets $43,705,000,000 $44,533,000,000 $44,106,000,000 Llabilities and Equity: Accounts payable Accruals Other current liabilities $6,625,000,000 3,326,000,000 119,000,000 Total current liabilities 10,070,000,000 Long-term liabilities 18,148,000,000 Total debt 28,218,000,000 $6,511,000,000 $6,337,000,000 3,120,000,000 2,913,000,000 1,696,000,000 1,262,000,000 11,327,000,000 10,512,000,000 17,859,000,000 19,882,000,000 29,186,000,000 30,394,000,000 62,000,000 63,000,000 2,919,000,000 2,762,000,000 12,366,000,000 10,887,000,000 15,347,000,000 13,712,000,000 $44,533,000,000 $44,106,000,000 Common stock 59,000,000 Additional paid-in capital Retained earnings 3,311,000,000 12,117,000,000 15,487,000,000 Total equity Total debt and equity $43,705,000,000 Other Relevant Data Common shares outstanding Total dividends pald Market price per share 704,038,218 609,000,000 $54.35 744,644,454 496,000,000 752,712,464 465,000,000 $51.27 $31.20 Given Target's financial data, answer the questions that follow: How much financial capital is provided by lenders (versus shareholders), and is company likely to be unable to meet its debt obligations? To answer these questions, evaluate each debt management ratio and the trend of the component account balances. (Note: Round your answers to two decimal places.) consistently from year to year, as did the 1. Over the period of 2008 to 2010. Target's use or debt capital, in dollar terms, company's debt ratio. To identify the accounts that contributed to these behaviors, consider the fluctuations in the asset and liability accounts over the three-year period. Therefore, from 2008 to 2010, the accounts that contributed to the previously identified change in the debt ratio include which of the following? Check all that apply Other current liabilities, which changed by $1,143,000 Cash and marketable securities, which changed by $848,000,000 Payables, which changed by $288,000,000 Long-term liabilities, which changed by $1,734,000,000 Inventory, which changed by $891,000,000 Net fixed assets, which changed by $263,000,000 Accruals, which changed by $413,000,000 Receivables, which changed by $1,931,000,000 other current assets, which changed by $83,000,000 LOther long-term assets, which changed by $137,000,000 2. The reciprocal of the , called the financing. This value is one component of the three important drivers of financial performance: the company's , indicates the dollars of total assets financed per dollar of equity equation, which is used to disaggregate the company's return on equity (ROE) into asset utilization efficiency, and use of Fit out the following table of Debt Management Ratios. (Note: Round all intermediate and final calculations to two decimal places.) Target Corporation Debt Management Ratios Debt ratio 2010 9 2009 96 2008 % Equity ratio 2010 2009 2008 % Equity multiplier 2010 2009 2008 TIE ratio 2010 2009 2008 The data indicates that as Target's debt ratio decreases, its equity multiplier decreases 3. Which of the following statements are correct? Check all that apply. ratio and the equity multiplier at least pa increases Uns the 0.91% reduction in the Total Asset account 3. Which of the following statements are correct? Check all that apply. The behavior of the equity ratio and the equity multiplier at least partially explains the 0.91% reduction in the Total Asset account between 2008 and 2010 The 37.66% increase in Target's EBIT, between 2008 and 2010, contributes to the observed behavior of the times-interest-earned (TIE) ratio. The 12.94% increase in the Total Equity account, between 2008 and 2010, partially explains the observed behavior of the equity ratio and the equity multiplier. One contributing factor to the observed behavior of the TIE ratio is the trend in Target's interest expense. The behavior of the debt ratio at least partially explains the observed behavior of Target's Other Current liabilities account between 2008 and 2010