Read about thepros and cons to a low debt ratio. Choose a public company you would like to learn more about. Use the Internet to find theirfinancial data. For example, you can usually find it under Investor Relations at a company home page or you can google "Company Name Trending Financial Statements". Look at the TrendedFinancial Statement. View or download the file

2.Compute the $ change in "Total Assets" over the last two years.

3.Do the same computation for "Stockholders' Equity."

4.Do the same computation for "Long-Term Debt."

5.In a brief paragraph, describe the change in long-term obligations (debt) that has taken place relative to the changes in total assets and stockholders' equity. Does it appear to be good or bad?