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Company A has a receivables turnover of 8.0.Company B has a receivables turnover of 10.0.Which of the following statements is correct?


A) Company A collects its receivables faster than Company B.
B) Company B collects its receivables faster than Company A.
C) Company A makes more sales on account than Company B.
D) Company B makes more sales on account than Company A.

E) C) and D)
F) A) 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 exchanges.
B) interest expense.
C) income and losses from discontinued operations.
D) income tax expense.

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

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Fullerton Co.has the following information from its accounting records:  Current assets $80,000 Total assets 200,000 Current liabilities 40,000 Total liabilities 120,000\begin{array}{lr}\text { Current assets } & \$ 80,000 \\\text { Total assets } & 200,000 \\\text { Current liabilities } & 40,000 \\\text { Total liabilities } & 120,000\end{array} If Fullerton uses cash of $10,000 to pay a current liability,its:


A) current ratio increases and its debt-to-assets ratio increases.
B) current ratio increases and its debt-to-assets ratio decreases.
C) current ratio decreases and its debt-to-assets ratio increases.
D) current ratio decreases and its debt-to-assets ratio decreases.

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

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Solvency ratio data are primarily concerned with the ability of a company to:


A) produce profits.
B) maintain long-term survival and repay its debt.
C) manage its cash flow.
D) provide income for stockholders.

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

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Choose the appropriate letter match each financial performance ratios with the appropriate category.

Premises
Inventory turnover ratio
Fixed asset turnover ratio
Earnings per share
Return on equity
Gross profit margin
Debt-to-assets ratio
Price/earnings ratio
Current ratio
Receivables turnover ratio
Times interest earned ratio
Responses
Solvency
Liquidity
Profitability

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Inventory turnover ratio
Fixed asset turnover ratio
Earnings per share
Return on equity
Gross profit margin
Debt-to-assets ratio
Price/earnings ratio
Current ratio
Receivables turnover ratio
Times interest earned ratio

Larabee Company's stock sells for $20 per share.The company has $160 million in earnings and 500 million outstanding shares.The Price/Earnings ratio for the company is closest to:


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

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

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Which of the following ratios is calculated by dividing current assets by current liabilities?


A) Quick ratio
B) Solvency ratio
C) Debt ratio
D) Current ratio

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

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Trend data can be measured in dollar amounts or percentages.

A) True
B) False

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The following information is taken from the financial statements of Clybourn Company for the current year:  Current Assets $32,000 Total Assets 1,424,000 Cost of Goods Sold 1,040,000 Gross Profit 320,000 Net Income 192,000\begin{array}{lr}\text { Current Assets } & \$ 32,000 \\\text { Total Assets } & 1,424,000 \\\text { Cost of Goods Sold } & 1,040,000 \\\text { Gross Profit } & 320,000 \\\text { Net Income } & 192,000\end{array} On a common size income statement for this year,what is the percentage that would be shown next to the dollar amount of cost of goods sold?


A) 76%
B) 24%
C) 31%
D) 18%

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

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The conceptual framework for financial accounting and reporting consists of which three main components?


A) Goals,Concepts,and Exceptions.
B) Objective,Codes,and Guidelines.
C) Objective,Elements,and Concepts.
D) Concepts,Principles,and Practices.

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

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Which of the following is a liquidity ratio?


A) Inventory turnover
B) Price/Earnings ratio
C) Net profit margin
D) Times interest earned

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

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


A) Debt-to-assets and times interest earned
B) Fixed asset turnover and EPS
C) Return on equity and debt-to-assets
D) Current ratio and times interest earned

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

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Listed below are the current ratios of four different companies.Based on these current ratios,which company is in the most liquid position?


A) 2.0
B) 1.8
C) 2.5
D) 2.1

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

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The financial information below presents selected information from the financial statements of Pelican Company.Sales revenue during the current year was $13,700,300 and cost of goods sold was $8,905,195.All of Pelican's sales are made on account and are due within 30 days.  Prior Year  Current Year \cline24 Cash and cash equivalents $552,330$599,780 Accounts receivable 4,550,0003,800,000 Inventory 920,3601,223,440 Total current assets 8,700,0308,480,100 Total assets 11,100,02010,980,000 Total current liabilitics 7,200,3007,476,000 Total liabilities 8,449,9008,240,700\begin{array} { l r r } & \text { Prior Year } & \text { Current Year } \\\cline { 2 - 4 } \text { Cash and cash equivalents } & \$ 552,330 & \$ 599,780 \\\text { Accounts receivable } & 4,550,000 & 3,800,000 \\\text { Inventory } & 920,360 & 1,223,440 \\\text { Total current assets } & 8,700,030 & 8,480,100 \\\text { Total assets } & 11,100,020 & 10,980,000 \\\text { Total current liabilitics } & 7,200,300 & 7,476,000 \\\text { Total liabilities } & 8,449,900 & 8,240,700\end{array} Required: Part a.Current ratios as of the end of the current and prior year. Part b.Calculate the receivables turnover ratio for the current year. Part c.Calculate the days to collect for the current year. Part d.Calculate the inventory turnover ratio for the current year. Part d.Calculate the days to sell for the current year. Part e.Evaluate the company's liquidity position at the end of the current year.Cite any additional information not given in the problem that would be helpful in evaluating the company's liquidity. Round all ratios to two decimal places.

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Part a
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ ...

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Assume the following sales data for a company:  Year 1 $,200,000 Year 2 5,880,000 Year 3 5,250,000\begin{array}{lll}\text { Year 1 } & \$, 200,000 \\\text { Year 2 } & 5,880,000 \\\text { Year 3 } & 5,250,000\end{array} By what percentage did sales differ between Years 1 and 2 and Years 2 and 3,respectively?


A) 40.0% and (10.7%)
B) 28.6% and (12.0%)
C) 40.0% and (15.0%)
D) 32.0% and (10.7%)

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

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Which of the following statements about the Price/Earnings ratio is not correct?


A) The Price/Earnings 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 Price/Earnings 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 Price/Earnings ratio will decrease.
D) If the market price of the stock increases and there is no change in EPS,the Price/Earnings ratio will increase.

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

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

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Which ratio is used to evaluate how well a company is managing its property,plant,and equipment?


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

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

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Match each term with the appropriate definition.Not all definitions will be used. -Earnings Per Share


A) The practice of reporting information in percentages rather than monetary amounts.
B) A nonrecurring item on the income statement that reflects gains and losses associated with extraordinary events.
C) Another name for a trend analysis.
D) An increase in an asset or a decrease in a liability that results from peripheral activities.
E) A section of the annual report that can be used in interpreting the results of financial statement analysis.
F) The ratio calculated by dividing the price of a share of stock by the earnings per share.
G) After-tax earnings adjusted for gains and losses that may disappear before they are realized.
H) A nonrecurring item associated with abandoning or selling an operation.
I) The practice of reporting accounting data in the national monetary unit.
J) Also known as ratio analysis.
K) The ratio calculated by dividing the net income by the number of common shares outstanding.
L) The earnings of a company after taxes.

M) J) and K)
N) B) and G)

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

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