Company ABC has $350,000 in total dept and $450,000 in total equity. Company XYZ has $700,000 in total assets, one third have been financed by equity and two thirds which have been financed by dept. Based on their dept-to equity ratios, which company would a lender prefer to work with?
possible answers:
company XYZ
company ABC
Neither company is desirable
Both companies are equally desirable