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When evaluating its net profit margin for the current year, Coca Cola would most likely use all of the following benchmarks except:


A) Anheuser Busch's net profit margin.
B) the Fortune 500's net profit margin.
C) Pepsico's net profit margin.
D) the average net profit margin for the soft drink manufacturing industry.

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

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A company's comparative balance sheet show total assets of $990,000 and $900,000, for the current and prior years, respectively. The percentage change to be reported in the horizontal analysis is an increase of:


A) 10%.
B) 9%.
C) 5%.
D) 4%.

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

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Which of the following is calculated by dividing cost of goods sold by average inventory and then dividing this result into 365 days?


A) Inventory turnover
B) Current ratio
C) Days to collect ratio
D) Days to sell ratio

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

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Which of the following is not a profitability ratio?


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

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

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A company has a debt-to-assets ratio of 0.45. If the company then borrows cash from the bank to finance a building acquisition, which of the following is a correct statement?


A) The debt-to-assets ratio will be unchanged.
B) The debt-to-assets ratio will increase.
C) The debt-to-assets ratio will decrease.
D) The debt-to-assets ratio will increase as a result of the cash received and then decrease as a result of the building acquisition.

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) A) and D)

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Which of the following measures would assist in assessing the profitability of a company?


A) Debt-to-assets ratio
B) Fixed asset turnover ratio
C) Receivables turnover ratio
D) Current ratio

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

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Which of the following is a profitability measure?


A) Net income รท Revenues
B) Total assets รท Total stockholders' equity
C) Total liabilities รท Total stockholders' equity
D) Cost of goods sold รท Average inventory

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

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Net income was $418,600 in the current year and $364,000 in the prior year. The year-to-year percentage change in net income is closest to:


A) 15%.
B) 55%.
C) 87%.
D) 13%.

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

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A company with a high inventory turnover requires a larger investment in inventory than another company of similar sales with a lower inventory turnover

A) True
B) False

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Company X has net sales revenue of $780,000, cost of goods sold of $343,200, and all other expenses of $327,600. The net profit margin is closest to:


A) 0.32.
B) 0.56.
C) 0.86.
D) 0.14.

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

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Company X has net sales revenue of $1,250,000, cost of goods sold of $760,000, and all other expenses of $290,000. The beginning balance of stockholders' equity is $400,000 and the beginning balance of fixed assets is $361,000. The ending balance of stockholders' equity is $600,000 and the ending balance of fixed assets is $389,000. The fixed asset turnover ratio is closest to:


A) 0.53.
B) 2.50.
C) 3.33.
D) 0.80.

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

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The going-concern assumption states that the:


A) company will always maximize the profit for stockholders.
B) company is not expected to go out of business in the near future.
C) company is a separate concern from the stockholders.
D) company's results will be reported in a consistent manner from period to perioD.
The going-concern (also called the continuity) assumption means that a business is assumed to be capable of continuing its operations long enough to meet its obligations.

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

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During the current accounting period, revenue from credit sales is $671,000. The Accounts Receivable balance is $51,480 at the beginning of the period and $52,200 at the end of the period. Which of the following statements is correct?


A) The receivables turnover ratio is 12.9.
B) On average, it takes 12.9 days to collect payment from credit customers.
C) The receivables turnover ratio is 28.3.
D) On average, the company sells its inventory every 28.3 days.

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

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Cost of goods sold divided by average inventory is the calculation for which of the following ratios?


A) Net profit margin ratio
B) Current ratio
C) Inventory turnover ratio
D) Fixed asset turnover ratio

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

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Benchmarks are required to evaluate a company's performance

A) True
B) False

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If net income is rising, but net sales revenue and the gross profit percentage remain the same, then:


A) operating expenses are falling.
B) operating expenses are rising.
C) cost of goods sold is falling.
D) cost of goods sold is rising.

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

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Which of the following measures would assist in assessing the liquidity of a company?


A) Return on equity
B) Fixed asset turnover ratio
C) Receivables turnover ratio
D) Times interest earned

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

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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 profit.
C) total expenses.
D) sales revenue.

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

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Which of the following ratios is calculated by dividing net income by revenues?


A) Return on equity ratio
B) Net profit margin ratio
C) Current ratio
D) Fixed asset turnover ratio

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

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