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Profitability is the ability to generate future revenues and meet long-term obligations.

A) True
B) False

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Match each of the following terms with the appropriate formulas. - Income before interest expense and income taxes Interest expense \frac{\text {Income before interest expense and income taxes }}{\text {Interest expense }}


A) Days' sales in inventory
B) Dividend yield
C) Total asset turnover
D) Inventory turnover
E) Return on common stockholders' equity
F) Gross margin ratio
G) Days' sales uncollected
H) Profit margin ratio
I) Times interest earned
J) Debt ratio

K) F) and H)
L) B) and D)

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The percent change of a comparative financial statement item is computed by subtracting the base period amount from the analysis period amount, dividing the result by the base period amount and multiplying that result by 100.

A) True
B) False

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Common-size statements:


A) Compare financial statements over time.
B) Show the dollar amount of change for financial statement items.
C) Do not emphasize the relative importance of each item.
D) Reveal patterns in data across successive periods.
E) Reveal changes in the relative importance of each financial statement item to a base amount.

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

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To compute trend percentages the analyst should:


A) Compare amounts to a competitor.
B) Select a base period, assign each item in the base period statement a weight of 100%, and then express financial numbers from other periods as a percent of their base period number.
C) Subtract the analysis period number from the base period number.
D) Subtract the base period amount from the analysis period amount, divide the result by the analysis period amount, then multiply that amount by 100.
E) Compare amounts across industries using Dun and Bradstreet.

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

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Jones Corp. reported current assets of $193,000 and current liabilities of $137,000 on its most recent balance sheet. The working capital is:


A) 71%.
B) 41%.
C) $56,000.
D) 141%.
E) ($56,000) .

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

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Standards for comparison are not generally necessary when making judgments about a company's performance.

A) True
B) False

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When no value is in the base period, no percent change is computable.

A) True
B) False

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Net sales divided by Average accounts receivable, net is the:


A) Profit margin.
B) Average accounts receivable ratio.
C) Current ratio.
D) Days' sales uncollected.
E) Accounts receivable turnover ratio.

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

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Refer to the following selected financial information from Marston Company. Compute the company's days' sales uncollected for Year 2. (Use 365 days a year.)  Year 2  Year 1  Accounts receivable, net 86,50082,750 Net sales 723,000693,000\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline & \text { Year 2 } &{\text { Year 1 }} \\\hline \text { Accounts receivable, net } & 86,500 & 82,750 \\\hline \text { Net sales } & 723,000 & 693,000 \\\hline\end{array}


A) 42.7.
B) 46.2.
C) 85.4.
D) 43.9.
E) 43.7.

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

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Financial statement analysis applies analytical tools to financial statements and related data for making business decisions.

A) True
B) False

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Ratios must refer to economically important relationships, such as a sale price compared to its cost.

A) True
B) False

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Horizontal analysis is used to reveal changes in the relative importance of each financial statement item.

A) True
B) False

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Identify the financial analysis building block most appropriately associated with each ratio listed below. Each building block may be used more than once.

Premises
Dividend Yield
Accounts Receivable Turnover
Price Earnings Ratio
Equity Ratio
Times Interest Earned
Days' Sales in Inventory
Inventory Turnover
Debt Ratio
Return on Total Assets
Basic Earnings per Share
Responses
Liquidity and Efficiency
Solvency
Profitability
Market Prospects

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Dividend Yield
Accounts Receivable Turnover
Price Earnings Ratio
Equity Ratio
Times Interest Earned
Days' Sales in Inventory
Inventory Turnover
Debt Ratio
Return on Total Assets
Basic Earnings per Share

The market price of Horokhiv Corporation's common stock at the start of 2016 was $47.50 and it declared and paid cash dividends of $3.28 per share. The Dividend yield ratio is:


A) 144.8%.
B) 6.5%.
C) 6.9%.
D) 14.5%.
E) 7.4%.

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

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Liquidity and efficiency are the ability to meet short-term obligations and to efficiently generate revenue.

A) True
B) False

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Powers Company reported Net sales of $1,200,000 and average Accounts Receivable, net of $78,500. The accounts receivable turnover ratio is:


A) 15.3 times.
B) 16.3 times.
C) 14.3 times.
D) 28.6 times.
E) 0.65 times.

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

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Identify and explain the four building blocks of financial statement analysis.

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The dollar change for a comparative financial statement item is calculated by:


A) Subtracting the base period amount from the analysis period amount.
B) Subtracting the base period amount from the analysis period amount, dividing the result by the base period amount, then multiplying that amount by 100.
C) Subtracting the analysis period amount from the base period amount.
D) Subtracting the base period amount from the analysis amount, then dividing the result by the base amount.
E) Subtracting the analysis period amount from the base period amount, dividing the result by the base period amount, then multiplying that amount by 100.

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

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A financial statement analysis report does not include:


A) Evidential matter.
B) Qualitative and quantitative key factors.
C) An analysis overview.
D) Inferences such as forecasts.
E) An auditor statement.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

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