At his last review, Lazar was told that his reports succeed at projecting a positive tone, but do not seem objective enough. Lazar has asked you, as a trusted colleague, to give him advice on how to improve that aspect of his work. Which of the following will you tell him?

A. Use bulleted or enumerated lists to reduce the density of information.
B. Provide information, analysis, and advice that is sound, reliable, and unbiased.
C. Include an executive summary that provides the quick story of the report.
D. Provide a well-designed table of contents.
E. Use tables and charts in your report to represent numerical information.

Anew firm is developing its business plan. it will require $615,000 of assets, and it projects $450,000 of sales and $355,000 of operating costs for the first year. management is reasonably sure of these numbers because of contracts with its customers and suppliers. it can borrow at a rate of 7.5%, but the bank requires it to have a tie of at least 4.0, and if the tie falls below this level the bank will call in the loan and the firm will go bankrupt. what is the maximum debt ratio the firm can use? (hint: find the maximum dollars of interest, then the debt that produces that interest, and then the related debt ratio.)a. 41.94%b. 44.15%c. 46.47%d. 48.92%e. 51.49%