Pear Corporation is a hypothetical company with financial results similar to Apple, Inc. Pear has been entering into a variety of financing transactions over the past few years, the results of which can be seen in stacked line graphs:

 
 
 

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$400 $350 $300 $250 $200 $150 $100 Pear Inc.'s Debt vs. Equity (in billions of dollars) $50 Pear Inc.'s Debt vs. Equity (as a percentage of total assets) 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% $400 $350 $300 $250 $200 $150 $100 Pear Inc.'s Debt vs. Equity (in billions of dollars) $50 Pear Inc.'s Debt vs. Equity (as a percentage of total assets) 100% 80% 60% 40% 20%

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Answer for Required 1 a This years total liabilities at 270 billion are the highest ever b Last year with 140 billion total shareholder equity was at ... View the full answer