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ISBN: 9781337894272

Author: Carl S. Warren

Publisher: CENGAGE L

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Chapter 1, Problem 1.4MAD

Compare The Home Depot and Lowe’s

Using your answers for The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) in MAD 1-2 and Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW) in MAD 1-3, compare and interpret Home Depot’s ratio of liabilities to stockholders’ equity to that of Lowe’s.

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