a. Modern Medical Devices has a current ratio of 0.5. Which of thefollowing actions would improve (i.e., increase) this ratio?• Use cash to pay off current liabilities.• Collect some of the current accounts receivable.• Use cash to pay off some long-term debt.• Purchase additional inventory on credit (i.e., accounts payable).• Sell some of the existing inventory at cost.

a. Modern Medical Devices has a current ratio of 0.5. Which of thefollowing actions would improve (i.e., increase) this ratio?• Use cash to pay off current liabilities.• Collect some of the current accounts receivable.• Use cash to pay off some long-term debt.• Purchase additional inventory on credit (i.e., accounts payable).• Sell some of the existing inventory at cost.

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