Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. The debt ratio is calculated by dividing total assets by total liabilities.
2. A company that finances a relatively large portion of its assets with liabilities is said to have
a high degree of financial leverage.
3. If a company is highly leveraged, this means that it has relatively high risk of not being able
to repay its debt.
4. Booth Industries has liabilities of $105 million and total assets of $350 million. Its debt ratio
is 40.0%.
5. A journal entry that affects no more than two accounts is called a compound entry.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. FALSE

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