Speculate on the reason for the apparent inconsistency

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1. Commercial loan officers regard profitability financial ratios as very significant. Comment.

2. Which two financial ratios do commercial loan officers regard as the most significant? Which two financial ratios appear most frequently in loan agreements?

3. The commercial loan officers did not list the dividend payout ratio as a highly significant ratio, but they did indicate that the dividend payout ratio appeared frequently in loan agreements. Speculate on the reason for this apparent inconsistency.

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