Which company would you consider buying stock in $($a long$-$term investment$)?$ ?Why?

 To which company would you, as a credit manager for a supplier, approve the extension of trade credit? $($Trade credit is typically for $30$ ?days and represents an accounts receivable on the seller$?$s accounting records.$)$ ?Why?

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Paulsen Manufacturing, Inc. Current Assets Liabilities Cash $ 20,000 Accounts payable $100,000 Accounts receivable........ 80,000 Bonds payable (long-term)..... 80,000 Inventory. 50,000 Long-Term Assets Stockholders' Equity Fixed assets $500,000 Common stock $150,000 Less: Accumulated Paid-in capital 70,000 depreciation.............. (150,000) Retained earnings.. 100,000 *Net fixed assets. 350,000 Total liabilities and equity $500,000 Total assets... $500,000 Sales (on credit).. $1,250,000 Cost of goods sold... 750,000 Gross profit. 500,000 Selling and administrative expense. 257,000 Less: Depreciation expense. Operating profit....... 50,000 193,000 Interest expense. Earnings before taxes. Tax expense........ Net income. *Use net fixed assets in computing fixed asset turnover. *Includes $7,000 in lease payments. Current Assets Cash... Marketable securities Accounts receivable...... Inventory..... 1 BIRD Corporation $ 35,000 7,500 70,000 75,000 Liabilities Accounts payable Bonds payable (long-term).... 8,000 185,000 92,500 $ 92,500 $ 75,000 210,000 Long-Term Assets Stockholders' Equity Fixed assets. $500,000 Common stock.. $ 75,000 Less: Accumulated Paid-in capital 30,000 depreciation. (250,000) Retained earnings. 47,500 *Net fixed assets 250,000 Total liabilities and equity... $437,500 Total assets........ $437,500 Sales (on credit)..... $1,000,000 Cost of goods sold 600,000 Gross profit...... 400,000 Selling and administrative expense 224,000 Less: Depreciation expense. 50,000 Operating profit. 126,000 Interest expense 21,000 Earnings before taxes.. 105,000 Tax expense 52,500 $ 52,500 Net income.. *Use net fixed assets in computing fixed asset turnover. *Includes $7,000 in lease payments. Paulsen Manufacturing, Inc. Current Assets Liabilities Cash $ 20,000 Accounts payable $100,000 Accounts receivable........ 80,000 Bonds payable (long-term)..... 80,000 Inventory. 50,000 Long-Term Assets Stockholders' Equity Fixed assets $500,000 Common stock $150,000 Less: Accumulated Paid-in capital 70,000 depreciation.............. (150,000) Retained earnings.. 100,000 *Net fixed assets. 350,000 Total liabilities and equity $500,000 Total assets... $500,000 Sales (on credit).. $1,250,000 Cost of goods sold... 750,000 Gross profit. 500,000 Selling and administrative expense. 257,000 Less: Depreciation expense. Operating profit....... 50,000 193,000 Interest expense. Earnings before taxes. Tax expense........ Net income. *Use net fixed assets in computing fixed asset turnover. *Includes $7,000 in lease payments. Current Assets Cash... Marketable securities Accounts receivable...... Inventory..... 1 BIRD Corporation $ 35,000 7,500 70,000 75,000 Liabilities Accounts payable Bonds payable (long-term).... 8,000 185,000 92,500 $ 92,500 $ 75,000 210,000 Long-Term Assets Stockholders' Equity Fixed assets. $500,000 Common stock.. $ 75,000 Less: Accumulated Paid-in capital 30,000 depreciation. (250,000) Retained earnings. 47,500 *Net fixed assets 250,000 Total liabilities and equity... $437,500 Total assets........ $437,500 Sales (on credit)..... $1,000,000 Cost of goods sold 600,000 Gross profit...... 400,000 Selling and administrative expense 224,000 Less: Depreciation expense. 50,000 Operating profit. 126,000 Interest expense 21,000 Earnings before taxes.. 105,000 Tax expense 52,500 $ 52,500 Net income.. *Use net fixed assets in computing fixed asset turnover. *Includes $7,000 in lease payments.