. An analyst observes the data in Exhibit 1 for two companies:

Exhibit 1: Data Comparison (US dollars)

Company A Company B Revenue 4,500 6,000 Net income 50 1,000 Current assets 40,000 60,000 Total assets 100,000 700,000 Current liabilities 10,000 50,000 Total debt 60,000 150,000 Shareholders’ equity 30,000 500,000 Which of the following choices best describes reasonable conclusions that the analyst might make about the two companies’ ability to pay their current and long-term obligations?

A. Company A’s current ratio of 4.0 indicates it is more liquid than Company B, whose current ratio is only 1.2, but Company B is more solvent, as indicated by its lower debt-to-equity ratio.

B. Company A’s current ratio of 0.25 indicates it is less liquid than Company B, whose current ratio is 0.83, and Company A is also less solvent, as indicated by a debt-to-equity ratio of 200 percent compared with Company B’s debt-to-equity ratio of only 30 percent.

C. Company A’s current ratio of 4.0 indicates it is more liquid than Company B, whose current ratio is only 1.2, and Company A is also more solvent, as indicated by a debt-to-equity ratio of 200 percent compared with Company B’s debt-to-equity ratio of only 30 percent.