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Two ratios that provide insight on the relationship between credit sales and receivables are:


A) Current ratio and inventory turnover ratio.
B) Accounts receivable turnover and average days to collect receivables.
C) Average days to collect receivables and asset turnover.
D) Accounts receivable turnover and current ratio.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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Indicate whether each of the following statements about financial statement analysis is true or false.________ a)The value of a corporation's price-earnings ratio indicates how optimistic investors are about a company's growth potential.________ b)The dividend yield ratio indicates the percentage of a company's net income that it paid out in dividends.________ c)Conservatism produces a positive bias in a company's financial statements and thus in the ratios calculated from the financial statements.________ d)Changes in general economic conditions (such as rate of inflation)can cause the values for a company's financial statement ratios to change from one year to the next.________ e)Comparing financial statement ratios of companies in different industries can give misleading results.

A) True
B) False

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Solvency ratios are used to analyze the long-term debt-paying ability and the composition of the financing structure of the firm.

A) True
B) False

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Milton Company has total current assets of $46,000, including inventory of $10,000, and current liabilities of $20,000. The company's current ratio is:


A) 0.4.
B) 1.8.
C) 2.8.
D) 2.3.

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Which of the following is not included in the computation of the quick ratio?


A) Cash
B) Prepaid expenses
C) Accounts receivable
D) Marketable securities

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Starwood Corporation has current assets of $200,000, total current liabilities of $750,000 net credit sales of $1,300,000, beginning accounts receivable of $65,000 and ending accounts receivable of $69,000. What is Starwood's accounts receivable turnover?


A) 21.8 times
B) 19.4 times
C) 22.4 times
D) 5.8 times

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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If a company purchased a $60,000 piece of equipment by paying $30,000 and having the rest financed with a short-term note from the bank. Immediately after this transaction what is the expected impact on the components of the current ratio?


A) Current assets decrease and current liabilities increase by the same amount.
B) Current liabilities decrease.
C) Current assets and current liabilities decrease by the same amount.
D) Current assets increase.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Which ratio measures how effectively a company is using assets to generate revenue?


A) Net margin
B) Plant assets to long-term liabilities
C) Asset turnover
D) Inventory turnover

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Dennis Company reported net income of $50,000 on sales of $300,000. The company has average total assets of $500,000 and average total liabilities of $100,000. What is the company's return on equity ratio?


A) 10.0%
B) 16.7%
C) 12.5%
D) 50.0%

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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An analysis procedure that uses percentages to compare each of the parts of an individual statement to a key dollar amount from the financial statements is:


A) Ratio analysis.
B) Contribution analysis.
C) Horizontal analysis.
D) Vertical analysis.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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You are considering an investment in IBM stock and wish to assess the firm's long-term debt-paying ability and its use of debt financing. All of the following ratios can be used to assess solvency except:


A) Number of times interest is earned.
B) Debt to assets ratio.
C) Debt to equity ratio.
D) Net margin.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Crestar Company reported net income of $87,400 on 18,000 average outstanding common shares. Preferred dividends total $11,800. On the most recent trading day, the preferred shares sold at $48 and the common shares sold at $78. What is this company's current price-earnings ratio? (Do not round your intermediate calculations.)


A) 16.06
B) 18.57
C) 20.59
D) None of these answers choices are correct.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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The following balance sheet information was provided by O'Connor Company: The following balance sheet information was provided by O'Connor Company:   If net credit sales for Year 2 totaled $149,000, what is the company's most recent accounts receivable turnover? A) 11.64 times B) 20.14 times C) 23.28 times D) 27.59 times If net credit sales for Year 2 totaled $149,000, what is the company's most recent accounts receivable turnover?


A) 11.64 times
B) 20.14 times
C) 23.28 times
D) 27.59 times

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Vertical analysis always involves comparing financial statement elements over a span of time.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following statements regarding ratio analysis is not true?


A) Ratio analysis is a specific form of horizontal analysis.
B) There are many different ratios available for evaluating a firm's performance.
C) Some ratios involve an account from the balance sheet and one from the income statement.
D) Ratio analysis involves making comparisons between different accounts in the same set of financial statements.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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The following balance sheet information is provided for Duke Company for Year 2: The following balance sheet information is provided for Duke Company for Year 2:   What is the company's current ratio? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)  A) 1.16 B) 1.31 C) 2.53 D) 3.79 What is the company's current ratio? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)


A) 1.16
B) 1.31
C) 2.53
D) 3.79

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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Select the term from the list provided that best matches each of the following descriptions or definitions: Select the term from the list provided that best matches each of the following descriptions or definitions:

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The following balance sheet information is provided for Santana Company for Year 2: The following balance sheet information is provided for Santana Company for Year 2:   What is the company's debt to equity ratio? (Rounded to nearest whole percent.)  A) 42% B) 130% C) 43% D) 77% What is the company's debt to equity ratio? (Rounded to nearest whole percent.)


A) 42%
B) 130%
C) 43%
D) 77%

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Rialto Company collected $5,000 on account. What impact will this transaction have on the firm's current ratio?


A) No impact
B) Increase it
C) Decrease it
D) Not enough information is provided to answer the question.

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Which of the following statements is true?


A) Investors need to understand that the value of a company's earnings per share is affected by its choices of accounting principles and assumptions.
B) Earnings per share is calculated for a company's preferred stock.
C) The most widely quoted measure of a company's earnings performance is return on equity.
D) The book value per share measures the market value of a corporation's stock.

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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