Rent Corporation is investigating the optimal level of current assets for the coming year. Management expects sales to increase t r y as a resulta expansion presently being undertaken. Fixed assets total $2 million, and the firm plans to maintain 40 debt-to- s to. Renter's inter n et on both short term and long-term debt (which the form uses in its permanent structure). Three alternatives regarding the projected current level are under consenton (1) rece policy where current assets would be only 45% of projected sales, (2) a moderate policy where current would be 50of sales, and are poor where curent would be 60% of sales. Earnings before interest and taxes should be 12% of total sales, and the federal-plus-state tax rate is 40% a. What is the expected return on equity under each current assets level? Round your answers to two decimal places Restricted policy Moderate policy Relaxed policy b. In this problem, we assume that expected sales are independent of the current assets investment policy. Is this a valid assumption? 1. Yes, sales are controlled only by the degree of marketing effort the firm uses, irrespective of the current asset policies it employs. II. Yes, the current asset policies followed by the firm mainly influence the level of long-term debt used by the firm. III Yes, the current asset policies followed by the firm mainly influence the level of fixed assets. IV. No, this assumption would probably not be valid in a real world situation. A firm's current asset policies may have a significant effect on sales. V. Yes, this assumption would probably be valid in a real world situation. A firm's current asset policies have no significant effect on sales. c. How would the firm's risk be affected by the different policies? The input in the box below will not be graded, but may be reviewed and considered by your instructor