The following information was available for the year ended December 31, 2019: Earnings before interest and taxes (operating income) $ 75,000 Interest expense 15,000 Income tax expense 20,000 Net income 40,000 Total assets at year-end 250,000 Total liabilities at year-end 140,000 Required: Calculate the debt ratio at December 31, 2019. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.) Calculate the debt/equity ratio at December 31, 2019. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Calculate the times interest earned for the year ended December 31, 2019. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Consider the following scenarios. use what you have learned to decide if the goods and services being provided are individual, public, or merit goods. for each case, state what kind of good has been described and explain your answer using the definitions of individual, public, and merit goods. (6 points each) 1. from your window, you can see a city block that's on fire. you watch city firefighters rescue people and battle the flames to save the buildings. 2. while visiting relatives, you learn that your cousins attend a nearby elementary school that is supported financially by local property tax revenue. 3. you see a squadron of military jets flying overhead. 4. you find out that your aunt works for a defense manufacturing company that has several defense contracts with the government. she tells you that she works for a team that is producing a communications satellite. 5. your class visits a local jail run by a private, profit-making company that detains county criminals and is paid with tax revenue.

Mcdonald's fast-food restaurants have a well-designed training program for all new employees. each new employee is supposed to learn how to perform standardized tasks required to maintain mcdonald's service quality. due to labor shortages in some areas, new employees begin work as soon as they are hired and do not receive any off-the-job training. this nonconformity to standards creates

Which of the following is not an example of one of the four mail advantages of prices on a free market economy