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Q: 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) .49 C) 1.32 D) .94 E) .92

Q: Taylor's Men's Wear has a debt-equity ratio of 48 percent, sales of $829,000, net income of $47,300, and total debt of $206,300. What is the return on equity? A) 19.29 percent B) 11.01 percent C) 15.74 percent D) 18.57 percent E) 14.16 percent

Q: A firm has 160,000 shares of stock outstanding, sales of $1.94 million, net income of $126,400, a price-earnings ratio of 21.3, and a book value per share of $7.92. What is the market-to-book ratio? A) 2.12 B) 1.84 C) 1.39 D) 2.45 E) 2.69

Q: Hungry Lunch has net income of $73,402, a price-earnings ratio of 13.7, and earnings per share of $.43. How many shares of stock are outstanding? A) 13,520 B) 12,460 C) 165,745 D) 171,308 E) 170,702

Q: Bernice's has $823,000 in sales. The profit margin is 4.2 percent and the firm has 7,500 shares of stock outstanding. The market price per share is $16.50. What is the price-earnings ratio? A) 3.58 B) 3.98 C) 4.32 D) 3.51 E) 4.27

Q: 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

Q: TJ's has annual sales of $813,200, total debt of $171,000, total equity of $396,000, and a profit margin of 5.78 percent. What is the return on assets? A) 8.29 percent B) 6.48 percent C) 9.94 percent D) 7.78 percent E) 8.02 percent

Q: 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

Q: Flo's Flowers has accounts receivable of $4,511, inventory of $1,810, sales of $138,609, and cost of goods sold of $64,003. How many days does it take the firm to sell its inventory and collect the payment on the sale assuming that all sales are on credit? A) 11.88 days B) 22.20 days C) 16.23 days D) 14.50 days E) 18.67 days

Q: The Up-Towner has sales of $913,400, costs of goods sold of $579,300, inventory of $123,900, and accounts receivable of $78,900. How many days, on average, does it take the firm to sell its inventory assuming that all sales are on credit? A) 74.19 days B) 84.69 days C) 78.07 days D) 96.46 days E) 71.01 days

Q: 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

Q: JK Motors has sales of $96,400, costs of $53,800, interest paid of $2,800, and depreciation of $7,100. The tax rate is 21 percent. What is the value of the cash coverage ratio? A) 15.21 B) 12.14 C) 17.27 D) 23.41 E) 12.68

Q: SS Stores has total debt of $4,910 and a debt-equity ratio of 0.52. What is the value of the total assets? A) $16,128.05 B) $7,253.40 C) $9,571.95 D) $11,034.00 E) $14,352.31

Q: Corner Books has a debt-equity ratio of .57. What is the total debt ratio? A) .36 B) .30 C) .44 D) 2.27 E) 2.75

Q: DJ's has total assets of $310,100 and net fixed assets of $168,500. The average daily operating costs are $2,980. What is the value of the interval measure? A) 31.47 days B) 47.52 days C) 56.22 days D) 68.05 days E) 104.62 days

Q: 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) .31 B) .42 C) .47 D) .51 E) .56

Q: Duke's Garage has cash of $68, accounts receivable of $142, accounts payable of $235, and inventory of $318. What is the value of the quick ratio? A) 2.25 B) .53 C) .71 D) .89 E) 1.35

Q: Last year, which is used as the base year, a firm had cash of $52, accounts receivable of $223, inventory of $509, and net fixed assets of $1,107. This year, the firm has cash of $61, accounts receivable of $204, inventory of $527, and net fixed assets of $1,216. What is this year's common-base-year value of inventory? A) .67 B) .91 C) .88 D) 1.04 E) 1.18

Q: Pittsburgh Motors has sales of $4,300, net income of $320, total assets of $4,800, and total equity of $2,950. Interest expense is $65. What is the common-size statement value of the interest expense? A) .89 percent B) 1.51 percent C) 1.69 percent D) 2.03 percent E) 1.35 percent

Q: Oil Creek Auto has sales of $3,340, net income of $274, net fixed assets of $2,600, and current assets of $920. The firm has $430 in inventory. What is the common-size statement value of inventory? A) 12.22 percent B) 44.16 percent C) 16.54 percent D) 13.36 percent E) 46.74 percent

Q: The accounts payable of a company changed from $136,100 to $104,300 over the course of a year. This change represents a: A) use of $31,800 of cash as investment activity. B) source of $31,800 of cash as an operating activity. C) source of $31,800 of cash as a financing activity. D) source of $31,800 of cash as an investment activity. E) use of $31,800 of cash as an operating activity.

Q: Williamsburg Market is an all-equity firm that has net income of $96,200, depreciation expense of $6,300, and an increase in net working capital of $2,800. What is the amount of the net cash from operating activity? A) $91,300 B) $99,700 C) $93,400 D) $105,300 E) $113,700

Q: The Floor Store had interest expense of $38,400, depreciation of $28,100, and taxes of $19,600 for the year. At the start of the year, the firm had total assets of $879,400 and current assets of $289,600. By year's end total assets had increased to $911,900 while current assets decreased to $279,300. What is the amount of the cash flow from investment activity for the year? A) −$51,150 B) $21,850 C) $29,300 D) −$70,900 E) −$89,400

Q: 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

Q: Lani's generated net income of $911, depreciation expense was $47, and dividends paid were $25. Accounts payables increased by $15, accounts receivables increased by $28, inventory decreased by $14, and net fixed assets decreased by $8. There was no interest expense. What was the net cash flow from operating activity? A) $776 B) $865 C) $959 D) $922 E) $985

Q: During the year, Al's Tools decreased its accounts receivable by $160, increased its inventory by $115, and decreased its accounts payable by $70. How did these three accounts affect the sources of uses of cash by the firm? A) Net source of cash of $120 B) Net source of cash of $205 C) Net source of cash of $45 D) Net use of cash of $115 E) Net use of cash of $25

Q: At the beginning of the year, Brick Makers had cash of $183, accounts receivable of $392, accounts payable of $463, and inventory of $714. At year end, cash was $167, accounts payables was $447, inventory was $682, and accounts receivable was $409. What is the amount of the net source or use of cash by working capital accounts for the year? A) Net use of $16 cash B) Net use of $17 cash C) Net source of $17 cash D) Net source of $15 cash E) Net use of $15 cash

Q: Which one of these is the least important factor to consider when comparing the financial situations of utility companies that generate electric power and have the same SIC code? A) Type of ownership B) Government regulations affecting the firm C) Fiscal year end D) Methods of power generation E) Number of part-time employees

Q: 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.

Q: The most acceptable method of evaluating the financial statements is to compare the company's current financial: A) ratios to the company's historical ratios. B) statements to the financial statements of similar companies operating in other countries. C) ratios to the average ratios of all companies located within the same geographic area. D) statements to those of larger companies in unrelated industries. E) statements to the projections that were created based on Tobin's Q.

Q: Which one of the following statements is correct? A) Book values should always be given precedence over market values. B) Financial statements are rarely used as the basis for performance evaluations. C) Historical information is useful when projecting a company's future performance. D) Potential lenders place little value on financial statement information. E) Reviewing financial information over time has very limited value.

Q: 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.

Q: The DuPont identity can be used to help managers answer which of the following questions related to a company's operations? I. How many sales dollars are being generated per each dollar of assets? II. How many dollars of assets have been acquired per each dollar in shareholders' equity? III. How much net profit is being generating per dollar of sales? IV. Does the company have the ability to meet its debt obligations in a timely manner? A) I and III only B) II and IV only C) I, II, and III only D) II, III and IV only E) I, II, III, and IV

Q: Which one of the following is a correct formula for computing the return on equity? A) Profit margin ROA B) ROA Equity multiplier C) Profit margin Total asset turnover Debt-equity ratio D) Net income/Total assets E) Debt-equity ratio ROA

Q: An increase in which of the following must increase the return on equity, all else constant? A) Total assets and sales B) Net income and total equity C) Total asset turnover and debt-equity ratio D) Equity multiplier and total equity E) Debt-equity ratio and total debt

Q: 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

Q: Which one of these identifies the relationship between the return on assets and the return on equity? A) Profit margin B) Profitability determinant C) Balance sheet multiplier D) DuPont identity E) Debt-equity ratio

Q: DL Farms currently has $600 in debt for every $1,000 in equity. Assume the company uses some of its cash to decrease its debt while maintaining its current equity and net income. Which one of the following will decrease as a result of this action? A) Equity multiplier B) Total asset turnover C) Profit margin D) Return on assets E) Return on equity

Q: Relationships determined from a company's financial information and used for comparison purposes are known as: A) financial ratios. B) identities. C) dimensional analysis. D) scenario analysis. E) solvency analysis.

Q: Mortgage lenders probably have the most interest in the ________ ratios. A) return on assets and profit margin B) long-term debt and times interest earned C) price-earnings and debt-equity D) market-to-book and times interest earned E) return on equity and price-earnings

Q: The price-sales ratio is especially useful when analyzing firms that have: A) volatile market prices. B) negative earnings. C) positive PEG ratios. D) a high Tobin's Q. E) increasing sales.

Q: Tobin's Q relates the market value of a firm's assets to which one of the following? A) Initial cost of creating the firm B) Current book value of the firm C) Average asset value of similar firms D) Average market value of similar firms E) Today's cost to duplicate those assets

Q: Al's has a price-earnings ratio of 18.5. Ben's also has a price-earnings ratio of 18.5. Which one of the following statements must be true if Al's has a higher PEG ratio than Ben's? A) Al's has more net income than Ben's. B) Ben's is increasing its earnings at a faster rate than Al's. C) Al's has a higher market value per share than does Ben's. D) Ben's has a lower market-to-book ratio than Al's. E) Al's has a higher earnings growth rate than Ben's.

Q: 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

Q: If a company produces a return on assets of 14 percent and also a return on equity of 14 percent, then the firm: A) may have short-term, but not long-term debt. B) is using its assets as efficiently as possible. C) has no net working capital. D) has a debt-equity ratio of 1.0. E) has an equity multiplier of 1.0.

Q: 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

Q: RJ's has a fixed asset turnover rate of 1.26 and a total asset turnover rate of .97. Sam's has a fixed asset turnover rate of 1.31 and a total asset turnover rate of .94. Both companies have similar operations. Based on this information, RJ's must be doing which one of the following? A) Utilizing its fixed assets more efficiently than Sam's B) Utilizing its total assets more efficiently than Sam's C) Generating $1 in sales for every $1.26 in net fixed assets D) Generating $1.26 in net income for every $1 in net fixed assets E) Maintaining the same level of current assets as Sam's

Q: The Corner Hardware has succeeded in increasing the amount of goods it sells while holding the amount of inventory on hand at a constant level. Assume that both the cost per unit and the selling price per unit also remained constant. This accomplishment will be reflected in the firm's financial ratios in which one of the following ways? A) Decrease in the inventory turnover rate B) Decrease in the net working capital turnover rate C) Increase in the fixed asset turnover rate D) Decrease in the day's sales in inventory E) Decrease in the total asset turnover rate

Q: All-State Moving had sales of $899,000 in 2017 and $967,000 in 2018. The firm's current accounts remained constant. Given this information, which one of the following statements must be true? A) The total asset turnover rate increased. B) The days' sales in receivables increased. C) The net working capital turnover rate increased. D) The fixed asset turnover decreased. E) The receivables turnover rate decreased.

Q: The cash coverage ratio directly measures the ability of a company to meet its obligation to pay: A) an invoice to a supplier. B) wages to an employee. C) interest to a lender. D) principal to a lender. E) a dividend to a shareholder.

Q: If a firm has a debt-equity ratio of 1.0, then its total debt ratio must be which one of the following? A) 0 B) .5 C) 1.0 D) 1.5 E) 2.0

Q: 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.

Q: Ratios that measure a firm's liquidity are known as ________ ratios. A) asset management B) long-term solvency C) short-term solvency D) profitability E) book value

Q: A firm has an interval measure of 48. This means that the firm has sufficient liquid assets to do which one of the following? A) Pay all of its debts that are due within the next 48 hours B) Pay all of its debts that are due within the next 48 days C) Cover its operating costs for the next 48 hours D) Cover its operating costs for the next 48 days E) Meet the demands of its customers for the next 48 hours

Q: 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

Q: An increase in which one of the following will increase a firm's quick ratio without affecting its cash ratio? A) Accounts payable B) Cash C) Inventory D) Accounts receivable E) Fixed assets

Q: An increase in current liabilities will have which one of the following effects, all else held constant? Assume all ratios have positive values. A) Increase in the cash ratio B) Increase in the net working capital to total assets ratio C) Decrease in the quick ratio D) Decrease in the cash coverage ratio E) Increase in the current ratio

Q: Which one of the following ratios is a measure of a firm's liquidity? A) Cash coverage ratio B) Profit margin C) Debt-equity ratio D) Quick ratio E) NWC turnover

Q: On a common-base year financial statement, accounts receivables for the current year will be expressed relative to which one of the following? A) Current year sales B) Current year total assets C) Base-year sales D) Base-year total assets E) Base-year accounts receivables

Q: On a common-size balance sheet all accounts for the current year are expressed as a percentage of: A) sales for the period. B) the base year sales. C) total equity for the base year. D) total assets for the current year. E) total assets for the base year.

Q: 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

Q: A common-size income statement is an accounting statement that expresses all of a firm's expenses as a percentage of: A) total assets. B) total equity. C) net income. D) taxable income. E) sales.

Q: The sources and uses of cash over a stated period of time are reflected on the: A) income statement. B) balance sheet. C) tax reconciliation statement. D) statement of cash flows. E) statement of operating position.

Q: Activities of a firm that require the spending of cash are known as: A) sources of cash. B) uses of cash. C) cash collections. D) cash receipts. E) cash on hand.

Q: According to the statement of cash flows, an increase in interest expense will ________ the cash flow from ________ activities. A) decrease; operating B) decrease; financing C) increase; operating D) increase; financing E) Increase; investment

Q: According to the statement of cash flows, an increase in inventory will ________ the cash flow from ________ activities. A) increase; operating B) decrease; financing C) decrease; operating D) increase; financing E) increase; investment

Q: On the statement of cash flows, which one of the following is considered an operating activity? A) Increase in net fixed assets B) Decrease in accounts payable C) Purchase of equipment D) Dividends paid E) Repayment of long-term debt

Q: On the statement of cash flows, which one of the following is considered a financing activity? A) Increase in inventory B) Decrease in accounts payable C) Increase in net working capital D) Dividends paid E) Decrease in fixed assets

Q: Which one of the following is a source of cash? A) Increase in accounts receivable B) Decrease in common stock C) Increase in fixed assets D) Decrease in accounts payable E) Decrease in inventory

Q: 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

Q: Which one of the following is a use of cash? A) Decrease in fixed assets B) Decrease in inventory C) Increase in long-term debt D) Decrease in accounts receivables E) Decrease in accounts payable

Q: Which one of the following is a source of cash for a tax-exempt firm? A) Increase in accounts receivable B) Increase in depreciation C) Decrease in accounts payable D) Increase in common stock E) Increase in inventory

Q: Canine Supply has sales of $2,800, total assets of $1,900, and a debt-equity ratio of .5. Its return on equity is 15 percent. What is the net income? A) $210 B) $130 C) $240 D) $350 E) $190

Q: 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

Q: Lancaster Toys has a profit margin of 5.1 percent, a total asset turnover of 1.84, and a return on equity of 16.2 percent. What is the debt-equity ratio? A) .73 B) .42 C) .81 D) .64 E) .83

Q: During the year, RIT Corp. had sales of $565,600. Costs of goods sold, administrative and selling expenses, and depreciation expenses were $476,000, $58,800, and $42,800, respectively. In addition, the company had an interest expense of $112,000 and a tax rate of 22 percent. What is the operating cash flow for the year? Ignore any tax loss carry-forward provisions. A) $17,920 B) $21,840 C) $30,800 D) $52,600 E) $77,840

Q: The Outlet started the year with $650,000 in the common stock account and $1,318,407 in the additional paid-in surplus account. The end-of-year balance sheet showed $720,000 and $1,299,310 in the same two accounts, respectively. What is the cash flow to stockholders if the firm paid $68,500 in dividends? A) −$17,597 B) $17,597 C) −$1,500 D) $1,500 E) $68,500

Q: The Beach Shoppe has beginning total debt of $682,400 and ending total debt of $697,413. Current liabilities increased by $18,915 during the year. What was the cash flow to creditors if the firm paid $34,215 in interest during the year? A) $384 B) $287 C) $38,117 D) $20,228 E) $19,202

Q: Global Tours has beginning current assets of $1,360, beginning current liabilities of $940, ending current assets of $1,720, and ending current liabilities of $1,080. What is the change in net working capital? A) $220 B) $170 C) $190 D) $940 E) $1,060

Q: Webster's has beginning net fixed assets of $684,218, ending net fixed assets of $679,426, and depreciation expense of $48,859. What is the net capital spending for the year if the tax rate is 25 percent? A) $42,920 B) $53,651 C) $44,067 D) $35,255 E) $48,600