Q1: The growth in bad debt expense for Aptara Pvt. Ltd. Company over the last 20 years is as follows.
1997 0.11
1998 0.09
1999 0.08
2000 0.08
2001 0.1
2002 0.11
2003 0.12
2004 0.1
2005 0.07
2006 0.09
2007 0.08
2008 0.05
2009 0.04
2010 0.08
2011 0.5
2012 0.01
2013 0.4
2014 0.03
2015 0.11
2016 0.13
A) With the help of different statistical tools discuss the financial health of the company.
B) Assume that you are a branch manager with a leading bank and if the Aptara Pvt Ltd Company's Managing Director approaches you with a funding request for its expansion plan, what will be your decision? Justify your decision based on your statistical analysis.