13 - 18.Does a shorter or a longer operating cycle indicate the efficiency of a business? what about for the cash conversion cycle? 19 - 22.When compared with last year, a company's inventory turnover...

Extracted text: 13 - 18.Does a shorter or a longer operating cycle indicate the efficiency of a business? what about for the cash conversion cycle? 19 - 22.When compared with last year, a company's inventory turnover increased. What positive situation might this reflect? 23 25.What is the incentive of management in computing efficiency ratios? 26 - 27. Total assets is 100,000. Total debt is 50,000. What is the debt-to-equity ratio? 28 29. (Average/Difficult) If the pro forna balance sheet shows that total asset increase by PHP400,000 while retaining a debt-equity ratio of .75 then: A. debt must increase by PHP300,000. B. equity must increase by the ful PHPH400,000. 920 C. debt must increase by PHP171,428. 4,012.0 18.284 0 D. equity must increase by PHP100,000. 30 – 34. What is a good capital structure? Are low debt ratios aiways favorable? 35 – 40. In starting a business, is it okay to siart with having debt during the early stages? What dictates the company's choice of leverage structure?