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by Vignesh.4384 » Sun Jul 20, 2008 1:08 am
Formulas for cash flow and the ratio of debt to equity do not apply to new small businesses in the same way as they do to established big businesses, because they are growing and are seldom in equilibrium.
(A) Formulas for cash flow and the ratio of debt to equity do not apply to new small businesses in the same way as they do to established big businesses, because they are growing and are seldom in equilibrium.
(B) Because they are growing and are seldom in equilibrium, formulas for cash flow and the ratio of debt to equity do not apply to new small businesses in the same way as they do to established big businesses.
(C) Because they are growing and are seldom in equilibrium, new small businesses are not subject to the same applicability of formulas for cash flow and the ratio of debt to equity as established big businesses.
(D) Because new small businesses are growing and are seldom in equilibrium, formulas for cash flow and the ratio of debt to equity do not apply to them in the same way as to established big businesses.
(E) New small businesses are not subject to the applicability of formulas for cash flow and the ratio of debt to equity in the same way as established big businesses, because they are growing and are seldom in equilibrium.

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answer: d
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by ricky » Sun Jul 20, 2008 2:46 am
IMO D

What is OA?
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by kris610 » Sun Jul 20, 2008 8:46 am
It has to be D.

In B, it is not the formulas that 'are growing and seldom in..'. It is the small businesses. So it is out.

C and D...'same applicability' is awkard.

D works fine.

Also, A is ambiguous. The subordinate clause 'because they....' should refer to small businesses but the original is not clear about this.

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