If the Ratio of Total Stockholders' Equity to Total Assets

Multiple Choice

If the ratio of total stockholders' equity to total assets was greater in 2017 than in 2016,then

A) total assets increased by a greater amount than did total stockholders' equity.
B) the ratio of total liabilities to total assets was smaller in 2017 than in 2016.
C) creditors would consider it riskier to lend to this company in 2017 than in 2016.
D) the ratio of total liabilities to total assets was larger in 2017 than in 2016.