Use the Information That Follows Taken from Tyler Company's Financial

Use the information that follows taken from Tyler Company's financial statements for the years ending December 31, 2017 and 2016.
$\begin{array}{lc}\text { Balance Sheet Information }&2017&2016\\\text { Assets }\\ \text { Cash } & \$ 90&\$50 \\ \text { Accounts receivable } & 60&80 \\ \text { Inventory } & 40&80 \\\text { Land, building, and equipment } & \underline{230} & \underline{270}\\\text { Total Assets } & \underline{ \$ 420}& \underline{\$480} \\\end{array}$

$\begin{array}{lrr}\text { Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity }\\\text { Accounts payable } & \$ 5 & \$ 85 \\\text { Common stock } & 260 & 260 \\\text { Retained earnings } & \underline{155} & \underline{135 }\\\text { Total Liabilities \& Shareholders' Equity } & \$ \underline{420} & \$ \underline{480} \\\end{array}$

$\begin{array}{lrr}\text { Income Statement Information }\\ \text { Sale revenue } &\$850\\ \text { Cost of goods sold } & \underline{600}\\ \text {Gross profit } &\$250\\ \text { Operating expenses} & \underline{230}\\ \text {Net income } & \underline{\$20}\\\end{array}$



The industry in which Tyler is a member has an average debt/equity ratio of 0.98. Determine if, as measured by Tyler's debt/equity ratio on December 31, 2017, Tyler is taking full advantage of investing borrowed capital in its operations relative to that of the average firm in its industry.