What is ratio of market value of equity to its book value

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A firm has current assets that could be sold for their book value of $40 million. The book value of its fixed assets is $78 million, but they could be sold for $108 million today. The firm has total debt with a book value of $58 million, but interest rate declines have caused the market value of the debt to increase to $68 million. What is the ratio of the market value of equity to its book value? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

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