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Which one of the following standardizes items on the income statement and balance sheet relative to their values as of a chosen point in time?


A) Statement of standardization
B) Statement of cash flows
C) Common-base year statement
D) Common-size statement
E) Base reconciliation statement

F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

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Which one of the following will decrease if a firm can decrease its operating costs, all else constant?


A) Return on equity
B) Return on assets
C) Profit margin
D) Total asset turnover
E) Price-earnings ratio

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

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For the past year, Jenn's Floral Arrangements had taxable income of $198,600, beginning common stock of $68,000, beginning retained earnings of $318,750, ending common stock of $71,500, ending retained earnings of $316,940, interest expense of $11,300, and a tax rate of 21 percent. What is the amount of dividends paid during the year?


A) $157,280
B) $159,935
C) $163,200
D) $153,555
E) $158,704

F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

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Terry's Pets paid $2,380 in interest and $2,200 in dividends last year. The times interest earned ratio is 2.6 and the depreciation expense is $680. What is the value of the cash coverage ratio?


A) 1.42
B) 2.72
C) 2.94
D) 2.89
E) 2.46

F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

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Uptown Men's Wear has accounts payable of $2,214, inventory of $7,950, cash of $1,263, fixed assets of $8,400, accounts receivable of $3,907, and long-term debt of $4,200. What is the value of the net working capital to total assets ratio?


A) 0.31
B) 0.42
C) 0.47
D) 0.51
E) 0.56

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

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Frank's Used Cars has sales of $807,200, total assets of $768,100, and a profit margin of 6.68 percent. The firm has a total debt ratio of 54 percent. What is the return on equity?


A) 13.09 percent
B) 12.04 percent
C) 11.03 percent
D) 8.56 percent
E) 15.26 percent

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

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The Docksider has net income for the most recent year of $24,650 and a combined tax rate of 24 percent. The firm paid $1,800 in total interest expense and deducted $2,900 in depreciation expense. What was the cash coverage ratio for the year?


A) 20.48 times
B) 11.48 times
C) 19.39 times
D) 20.63 times
E) 13.69 times

F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Drive-Up has sales of $31.4 million, total assets of $27.6 million, and total debt of $14.9 million. The profit margin is 3.7 percent. What is the return on equity?


A) 6.85 percent
B) 9.15 percent
C) 11.08 percent
D) 13.31 percent
E) 14.21 percent

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

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All of the following issues represent problems encountered when comparing the financial statements of two separate entities except the issue of the companies:


A) being conglomerates with unrelated lines of business.
B) having geographically varying operations.
C) using differing accounting methods.
D) differing seasonal peaks.
E) having the same fiscal year.

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

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Which one of the following accurately describes the three parts of the DuPont identity?


A) Equity multiplier, profit margin, and total asset turnover
B) Debt-equity ratio, capital intensity ratio, and profit margin
C) Operating efficiency, equity multiplier, and profitability ratio
D) Return on assets, profit margin, and equity multiplier
E) Financial leverage, operating efficiency, and profitability ratio

F) A) and C)
G) All of the above

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Which one of the following statements is correct?


A) If the total debt ratio is greater than .50, then the debt-equity ratio must be less than 1.0.
B) Long-term creditors would prefer the times interest earned ratio be 1.4 rather than 1.5.
C) The debt-equity ratio can be computed as 1 plus the equity multiplier.
D) An equity multiplier of 1.2 means a firm has $1.20 in sales for every $1 in equity.
E) An increase in the depreciation expense will not affect the cash coverage ratio.

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

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Nielsen's has inventory of $29,406, accounts receivable of $46,215, net working capital of $4,507, and accounts payable of $48,919. What is the quick ratio?


A) 1.55
B) 0.49
C) 1.32
D) 0.94
E) 0.92

F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

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A supplier, who requires payment within 10 days, should be most concerned with which one of the following ratios when granting credit?


A) Current
B) Cash
C) Debt-equity
D) Quick
E) Total debt

F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

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The Harrisburg Store has net working capital of $2,715, net fixed assets of $22,407, sales of $31,350, and current liabilities of $3,908. How many dollars' worth of sales are generated from every $1 in total assets?


A) $1.08
B) $1.14
C) $1.19
D) $84
E) $93

F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

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Ratios that measure how efficiently a firm manages its assets and operations to generate net income are referred to as ________ ratios.


A) asset management
B) long-term solvency
C) short-term solvency
D) profitability
E) turnover

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Corner Books has a debt-equity ratio of .57. What is the total debt ratio?


A) 0.36
B) 0.30
C) 0.44
D) 2.27
E) 2.75

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

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Corner Books has sales of $687,400, cost of goods sold of $454,200, and a profit margin of 5.5 percent. The balance sheet shows common stock of $324,000 with a par value of $5 a share, and retained earnings of $689,500. What is the price-sales ratio if the market price is $43.20 per share?


A) 4.28
B) 12.74
C) 6.12
D) 4.07
E) 14.51

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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Best-Ever Chicken has a debt-equity ratio of .94. Return on assets is 8.5 percent, and total equity is $520,000. What is the net income?


A) $44,200
B) $88,880
C) $85,748
D) $41,548
E) $74,909

F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

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Which one of the following is a source of cash?


A) Repurchase of common stock
B) Acquisition of debt
C) Purchase of inventory
D) Payment to a supplier
E) Granting credit to a customer

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

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The U.S. government coding system that classifies a company by the nature of its business operations is known as the:


A) Centralized Business Index.
B) Peer Grouping codes.
C) Standard Industrial Classification codes.
D) Governmental ID codes.
E) Government Engineered Coding System.

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

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