1. In judging the quality of hospitals, it is well known that for complicated procedures, such as open-heart surgery, three factors are related to patient outcomes. Which of the following factors is NOT related: A. Experience: The greater the number of procedures per year, the better the results. B. Medical-school affiliation. Teaching hospitals tend to yield better outcomes. C. Location. Suburban hospitals have better results than those in the inner city. D. Size. Larger hospitals tend to yield better outcomes for major procedures than smaller ones.

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%