Answer:
Love Drycleaner's Assets: 81
Ernie's Bank Liability: 5
Weekly Stop Grocery Equity: 31
Ernie's Bank has the strongest financial position as it has de better debt to equity ratio
Explanation:
Accounting equation:
Assets = Liability + Equity
Love Drycleaners:
Assets ??? = Liab 43 + Equity 38
Assets = 43 + 38 = 81
Ernie's Bank:
Assets 25 = Liab ?? + Equity 20
Liab= 25 - 20 = 5
Weekly Stop Grocery:
A 38 = L 9 + E ??
equity = 38 - 9 = 31
THe strongest financial position will be for Ernie's Bank
As the debt to equity ratio is the lowest:
Love Drycleaners: 43/38 = 1.13 there is 1 dollar of debt per every dollar of quity an increase in the interst rate may cause troubles to this company.
Ernie's Bank: 5/20 = 0.25 There is 0.25 of debt per every dollar of equity This company is finance almost through equity so it could useleverage if needed to keep operations
Weekly Stop Grocery: 9/31 = 0.29 This company is also in good position as Ernie's but the question is for the strongest and that one is Ernie's Bank