Samsung (Samsung.com), Apple, and Google are competitors in the global marketplace. Selected results from these companies follow.

Required
1. Compute Samsung's debt-to-equity ratio for the current year and the prior year.
2. Use the data provided and the ratios computed in part 1 to determine which company's financing structure is least risky.

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Samsung Apple Google Key Figures (In millions, except ratilo) Total assets Total liabilities. Total equity Current Year Prior Year Current Prior Current Prior Year Year Year Year W242,179,521 230,422,958 $290,479 $231,839 $147,461 $129,187 63,119,716 62,334,770 171,124 120,292 27,130 25,327 79,059,805 168,088,188 119,355 111,547 120,331 103,860 0.24 1.43 .08 0.23