Rio Imports Information from the Financial Statements Are Provided Below

Rio Imports Information from the financial statements are provided below:
$\begin{array}{lll} & \underline { 2015 } & \underline { 2014 }\\\text { Current Liabilities } &\$ 460,000 & \$ 320,000 \\\text { Long-Term Liabilities } &240,000 & 640,000 \\\text { Stockholders' Equity } &840,000 & 1,080,000 \\\text { Net Cash Flows from Operating Activities } &160,000 & 102,000 \\\text { Interest and Principal Payments } &24,000 & 16,000 \\\text { Net Sales } &950,000 & 900,000 \\\text { Net Income } &180,000 & 144,000 \\\text { Interest Expense} &17,000 & 23,000 \\\text { Income Taxes } &32,000 & 29,000 \\\text { Dividends Paid to Common Stockholders } &30,000 & 60,000\end{array}$
-Refer to Rio Imports.The debt-to-equity ratio for 2015 is

A) an indicator that the company's ability to meet current interest payments to creditors is increasing.
B) increasing slightly from 2014 to 2015.
C) an indicator that for every $1 of capital that has been provided by stockholders,creditors provided $0.83.
D) an indicator that the company's reliance on stockholders for funding increased from 2014 to 2015.