6. Financial intermediaries Suppose Dina comes into a large sum of money and decides to lend it out to earn interest on it. Because she lacks the expertise to evaluate the credit risks of potential borrowers. she decides to deposit the money in her local bank, a financial intermediary. This is an example of how financial intermediaries can help solve the problem of:

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%