Answer:
Beranek Corp. should borrow $288,000 to achieve the target debt ratio.
Explanation:
40% of debt-to-asset ratio means that 40% of the assets should be Financed with debt and the remaining with equity. We have $720,000 worth of assets, simply multiply it with 40% and you will get the amount the needs to be borrowed.
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