The growth in bad-debt expense for ABC Company over the last 20 years is given ,

year growth in debt expense
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 ABC 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