An increase in total assets: Group of answer choices means that net working capital is also increasing. requires an investment in fixed assets. means that stockholders' equity must also increase. must be offset by an equal increase in liabilities and stockholders' equity. can only occur when a firm has positive net income.

Carey company is borrowing $225,000 for one year at 9.5 percent from second intrastate bank. the bank requires a 15 percent compensating balance. the principal refers to funds the firm can effectively utilize (amount borrowed − compensating balance). a. what is the effective rate of interest? (use a 360-day year. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. what would the effective rate be if carey were required to make 12 equal monthly payments to retire the loan?