The statement of financial position as of December 31, 2024, for Hopps Corporation follows:Hopps Corporation has a cash balance of $100 million and the current portion of long-term debt is $75 million.

Required 

a. Determine Hopps’ debt to equity ratio and the net debt as a percentage of total capitalization ratio. 

b. Hopps is considering a $235-million 10-year bank loan that carries 13% interest payable semi-annually to fund development of a state-of-the-art pacemaker. Determine the company’s debt to equity ratio if it borrows the money and uses it to fund development costs. 

c. As an alternative to the bank loan, management is considering issuing $235 million in 10-year bonds. The bonds pay 10% interest semi-annually and would be issued at 1.277 to yield 6.25%. Determine the company’s debt to equity ratio if it decides to borrow money using bonds. 

d. Which of options (b) or (c) is the better option for Hopps if the existing bank loan has a covenant requiring a debt to equity ratio of 1.3 times? Why?

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(all amounts in thousands) Assets Current assets Non-current assets Total assets $ 655,000 710,000 $1,365,000 Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity Current liabilities $ 175,000 Long-term liabilities 565,000 Shareholders' equity 625,000 $1,365,000 Total liabilities and shareholders' equity