"3b's—bigger, better burger" hamburger fast food restaurants merge with a large potato farm "potters potatoes." 3b's is now looking forward to having a fresh, reliable supply of potatoes for its fries along with a farm offering fair prices and which is now under the direction of the same company leadership. potters potatoes is happy to steadily supply its potatoes to 3b and not have its potatoes go unused. this is an example 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%