Jingle Ltd. and Bell Ltd. belong to the same industry. A snapshot ofsome of their financial information is given below:    Jingle Ltd. Bell Ltd. Current Ratio  3.2 : 1 2 : 1 Acid - Test Ratio  1.7 : 1  1.1 : 1 Debt-Equity Ratio  30% 40% Times Interest earned  6 5 You are a loans officer and both companies have asked for an equal2-year loan. i) If you could facilitate only one loan, which company wouldyou refuse? Explain your reasoning brieflyii) If both companies could be facilitated, would you be willingto do so? Explain your argument briefly.

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Jingle Ltd. and Bell Ltd. belong to the same industry. A snapshot of
some of their financial information is given below: 

  Jingle Ltd. Bell Ltd.
Current Ratio  3.2 : 1 2 : 1
Acid - Test Ratio  1.7 : 1  1.1 : 1
Debt-Equity Ratio  30% 40%
Times Interest earned  6 5

You are a loans officer and both companies have asked for an equal
2-year loan.


i) If you could facilitate only one loan, which company would
you refuse? Explain your reasoning briefly
ii) If both companies could be facilitated, would you be willing
to do so? Explain your argument briefly.

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