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A current ratio of 2.5 means that for every dollar of:


A) accounts payable,there is $2.50 of cash.
B) current liabilities,there is $2.50 of current assets.
C) current assets,there is $2.50 of current liabilities.
D) total liabilities,there is $2.50 of cash.

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

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Special items reported as part of comprehensive income,but not included in net income,might include:


A) gains or losses on foreign currency exchange.
B) interest expense.
C) extraordinary gains and losses.
D) income tax expense.

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

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Which of the following analysis techniques does not pertain to changes over time?


A) Trend analysis.
B) Horizontal analysis.
C) Time-series analysis.
D) Vertical analysis.

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

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The going-concern assumption is also known as the continuity assumption.

A) True
B) False

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Horizontal analysis is the comparison of a company's financial information to a base amount.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is not a profitability ratio?


A) Return on equity (ROE) .
B) Earnings per share.
C) Asset turnover.
D) Days to sell.

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

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In a common size income statement,each item on the income statement is expressed as a percentage of:


A) Net income.
B) Gross margin (gross profit) .
C) Total expenses.
D) Sales revenue.

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

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A company has earnings per share of $1.20,it paid a dividend of $.50 per share,and the market price of the company's stock is $45 per share.The price/earnings ratio is closest to:


A) 37.50.
B) 64.29.
C) 2.40.
D) 2.0.

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

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The ratio that measures the company's ability to meet required interest payments is the:


A) Debt to equity ratio.
B) Current ratio.
C) Price/earnings ratio.
D) Times interest earned ratio.

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

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A share of stock sells for $20.The company has $64 million in earnings and 200 million outstanding shares.The P/E ratio for the company is closest to:


A) 62.5.
B) 200.
C) 0.31.
D) 6.4.

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

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Use the information above to answer the following question.The gross profit percentage for the current year rounded to the nearest whole percent is closest to


A) 24%.
B) 76%.
C) 60%.
D) 31%.

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

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Company X has net sales revenue of $436,000,cost of goods sold of $343,000,and all other expenses of $90,000.If interest expense is $10,000 and income tax expense is $1,000,the times interest earned ratio is closest to


A) 1.4.
B) .33.
C) 1.3.
D) .40.

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

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Choose the appropriate letter of the financial performance category to match the following financial performance ratio of that category. P - Profitability L - Liquidity S - Solvency _____ Debt to assets ratio _____ Receivables turnover ratio _____ Fixed asset turnover ratio _____ Current ratio _____ Return on equity _____ Price earnings ratio _____ Times interest earned ratio _____ Quick ratio _____ Inventory turnover ratio _____ Earnings per share

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If an analyst wants to examine a company's current ability to generate income,which of the following would best be considered?


A) Liquidity.
B) Market share.
C) Profitability.
D) Solvency.

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

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How competitors calculate depreciation is most likely to affect comparisons between competitors if property,plant and equipment:


A) makes up a large percentage of assets and average useful lives are fairly different.
B) makes up a small percentage of assets and assets are financed in a different way.
C) makes up a small percentage of assets and average useful lives are fairly similar.
D) is primarily leased in the industry,not purchased.

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

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Which of the following statements regarding the P/E ratio is not true?


A) The P/E ratio indicates how much investors are willing to pay for a share of a company's stock as a multiple of current earnings.
B) A high P/E ratio may mean that investors have pushed the price of the stock up in anticipation of higher future net income.
C) If EPS decreases and there is no change in the market price of the stock,the P/E ratio will decrease.
D) If the market price of the stock increases and there is no change in EPS,the P/E ratio will increase.

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

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Liquidity measures the ability of a company to meet its current financial obligations.

A) True
B) False

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The debt-to-assets ratio is the:


A) ratio of current liabilities to current assets.
B) ratio of long term liabilities to fixed assets.
C) ratio of total liabilities to total assets.
D) proportion of short-term liabilities to total liabilities.

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

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A decrease in accounts receivable turnover ratio is indicative of:


A) an increase in sales revenue.
B) slower-selling inventory.
C) an increase in accounts receivable.
D) a decline in cost of goods sold.

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

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The higher the times interest earned ratio,the greater the risk of nonpayment of interest.

A) True
B) False

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