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FIN 370 Week 1 Apply: Finance and Financial Statement Analysis Homework
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Which of the following is the firm’s highest-level financial manager?
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chief executive officer
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corporate governance
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chief financial officer
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board of directors
Which of these must effectively distribute capital between investors and companies?
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companies
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individuals
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international investors
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financial institutions
Which of the following statements is correct?
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Financial managers double-check the accountant’s statements.
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Accountants are focused on what happened in the past.
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Both accountants and financial managers use total quality management systems to standardize data.
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Financial managers are focused on what happened in the past.
This is a general term for securities like stocks, bonds, and other assets that represent ownership in a cash flow.
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investment
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real asset
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financial asset
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financial markets
The portion of a company’s profits that are kept by the company rather than distributed to the stockholders as cash dividends is referred to as
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institutional investment.
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restricted earnings.
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venture capital.
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retained earnings.
A potential future negative impact to value and/or cash flows is often discussed in terms of probability of loss and the expected magnitude of the loss. This is called
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risk.
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options.
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standard deviation.
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coefficient of variation.
Which of the following is defined as a group of securities that exhibit similar characteristics, behave similarly in the marketplace, and are subject to the same laws and regulations?
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market instruments
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financial markets
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asset classes
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investments
What is the difference in perspective between finance and accounting?
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ownership
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timing
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liability
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risk
This subarea of finance is important for adapting to the global economy.
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financial management
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financial institutions and markets
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investments
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international finance
For corporations, maximizing the value of owner’s equity can also be stated as
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maximizing net income.
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maximizing retained earnings.
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maximizing the stock price.
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maximizing earnings per share.
Which of the following is NOT a function of the board of directors?
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evaluate the CEO
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design compensation contracts for the CEO
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provide reports to the auditors
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hire the CEO
This is the set of laws, policies, incentives, and monitors designed to handle the issues arising from the separation of ownership and control.
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corporate governance
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defined benefit plan
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invisible hand
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agency theory
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
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Most sole proprietors raise money by borrowing from banks.
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S corporations are considered a hybrid organization.
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An advantage of sole proprietorships is that the owner has complete control.
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Partnerships have unlimited liability.
Agency problems exist in which forms of business ownership?
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partnership
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sole proprietorship
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corporation
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S corporation
An angel investor differs from a venture capitalist because of the
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investment time frame.
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voting rights.
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type of investment.
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size of investment.
Which statement is incorrect regarding hybrid organizations?
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They offer single taxation.
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They offer limited risk to the owners.
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They offer the same type of control as a sole proprietorship.
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All of these choices are correct.
From a taxation perspective, the form of business organization with the highest business level taxes is the
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S corporation.
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corporation.
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sole proprietorship.
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partnership.
Corporate stakeholders include all of the following EXCEPT
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employees.
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suppliers.
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shareholders.
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auditors.
From the perspective of ownership risk, the best form of business organization is the
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sole proprietorship.
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partnership.
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corporation.
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S corporation.
Which of the following is NOT considered a hybrid organization?
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all of these choices are correct.
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limited partnership
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S corporation
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limited liability company
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limited liability partnership
Which of these is the system of incentives and monitors that tries to overcome the agency problem?
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corporate Governance
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checks and Balances
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Security Exchange Commission
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board of Directors
When determining a form of business organization, all of the following are considered EXCEPT
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the physical location of the business.
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who owns the firm.
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the tax ramifications.
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the owners’ risks.
All of the following are an example of a fiduciary relationship EXCEPT
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a financial advisor advises her clients.
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the shareholder elects a board member.
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a bank employee manages deposits.
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a CEO manages the firm.
Restricted stock is
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a special type of stock that can be converted into corporate bonds after a specific amount of time has elapsed.
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a special type of stock that is not transferable from the current holder to others until specific conditions are satisfied.
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a special type of stock that is a result of offering an employee stock ownership plan.
Which of the following refer to ratios that measure the relationship between a firm’s liquid (or current) assets and its current liabilities?
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liquidity
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internal-growth
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cross-section
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market value
Which of the following measures the number of days accounts receivable are held before the firm collects cash from the sale?
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accounts receivable turnover
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average payment period
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accounts payable turnover
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average collection period
Which ratio measures the number of dollars of operating earnings available to meet the firm’s interest dollars and other fixed charges?
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fixed-charge coverage ratio
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basic earning power
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times interest earned
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ROA
Which ratio measures the operating return on the firm’s assets irrespective of financial leverage and taxes?
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profit margin
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basic earning power ratio
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operating leverage return
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return on assets
A firm has EBIT of $1,000,000 and depreciation expense of $400,000. Fixed charges total $600,000. Interest expense totals $70,000. What is the firm’s fixed-charge coverage ratio?
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2.45 times
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1.67 times
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1.00 times
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2.33 times
Which of these ratios measure the extent to which the firm uses debt (or financial leverage) versus equity to finance its assets?
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debt management ratios
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financial ratios
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liquidity ratios
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equity ratios
A strong liquidity position means that
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the firm is able to meet its short-term obligations.
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the firm pays out a large portion of its net income in the form of dividends.
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the firm uses little debt in its capital structure.
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the firm pays its creditors on time.
Which type of ratio measures the dollars of current assets available to pay each dollar of current liabilities?
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internal-growth
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current
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cross-section
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quick or acid-test
A firm has EBIT of $300,000 and depreciation expense of $12,000. Fixed charges total $44,000. Interest expense totals $7,000. What is the firm’s cash coverage ratio?
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7.09 times
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3.76 times
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7.25 times
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4.91 times
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Which of the following measures the number of dollars of sales produced per dollar of fixed assets?
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fixed asset to working capital ratio
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fixed asset management ratio
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sales to working capital ratio
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fixed asset turnover ratio
The term “capital structure” refers to
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the amount of current versus fixed assets on the balance sheet.
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the amount of long-term debt versus equity on the balance sheet.
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the amount of current versus long-term debt on the balance sheet.
A firm reported year-end cost of goods sold of $10 million. It listed $2 million of inventory on its balance sheet. Using a 365-day year, how many days did the firm’s inventory stay on the premises?
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73 days
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2 days
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20 days
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18.25 days
Tops N Bottoms Corp. reported sales for 2018 of $50 million. Tops N Bottoms listed $4 million of inventory on its balance sheet. Using a 365-day year, how many days did Tops N Bottoms’ inventory stay on the premises? How many times per year did Tops N Bottoms’ inventory turn over?
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29.2 days, 0.0345 times, respectively
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29.2 days, 12.5 times, respectively
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0.08 days, 12.5 times, respectively
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12.5 days, 29.2 times, respectively
Which ratio measures how many days inventory is held before the final product is sold?
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total asset turnover
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inventory turnover
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days’ sales in inventory
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inventory intensity ratio
Which ratio measures the number of dollars of operating earnings available to meet each dollar of interest obligations on the firm’s debt?
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times interest earned
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ROA
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cash coverage ratio
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fixed-charge coverage ratio
You are considering a stock investment in one of two firms (LotsofDebt, Inc. and LotsofEquity, Inc.), both of which operate in the same industry. LotsofDebt, Inc. finances its $100 million in assets with $90 million in debt and $10 million in equity. LotsofEquity, Inc. finances its $100 million in assets with $10 million in debt and $90 million in equity. What are the debt ratio, equity multiplier, and debt-to-equity ratio for the two firms?
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LotsofDebt: 90 percent, 10 times, 9 times, respectively; and LotsofEquity: 10 percent, 1.11 times, 0.1111 times, respectively
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LotsofDebt: 10 percent, 1.11 times, 0.1111 times, respectively; and LotsofEquity: 90 percent, 10 times, 9 times, respectively
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LotsofDebt: 90 percent, 1.11 times, 0.1111 times, respectively; and LotsofEquity: 10 percent, 10 times, 9 times, respectively
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LotsofDebt: 10 percent, 10 times, 9 times, respectively; and LotsofEquity: 90 percent, 1.11 times, 0.1111 times, respectively
A firm has an ACP of 38 days and its annual sales are $5.3 million. What is its account receivable balance?
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$759,021
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$619,304
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$551,781
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$692,098
Tina’s Track Supply’s market-to-book ratio is currently 4.5 times and PE ratio is 10.5 times. If Tina’s Track Supply’s common stock is currently selling at $100 per share, what is the book value per share and earnings per share?
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$9.5238, $22.2222, respectively
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$1,050, $450, respectively
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$450, $1,050, respectively
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$22.2222, $9.5238, respectively
Bree’s Tennis Supply’s market-to-book ratio is currently 9.4 times and PE ratio is 20 times. If Bree’s Tennis Supply’s common stock is currently selling at $20.50 per share, what is the book value per share and earnings per share?
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$192.70, $410.00, respectively
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$1.025, $2.1809, respectively
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$410.00, $192.70, respectively
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$2.1809, $1.025, respectively
An investor wanting large returns will be interested in companies that have
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high current ratios.
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high times interest earned.
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high ROEs.
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high ROAs.
Which of the following measures the operating return on the firm’s assets, irrespective of financial leverage and taxes?
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return on equity
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basic earnings power ratio
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return on assets
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profit margin
For publicly traded firms, which of these ratios measure what investors think of the company’s future performance and risk?
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liquidity ratios
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profitability ratios
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market value ratios
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price value ratios
According to the list provided in the textbook, which of the following is NOT one of the cautions in using ratios to evaluate firm performance?
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The firm has different accounting procedures.
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The firm has seasonal cash flow differences.
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The firm had a one-time event.
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The firm has a different capital structure.
To interpret financial ratios, managers, analysts, and investors use which of the following type of benchmarks?
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competitive analysis
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time series analysis
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cross-industry analysis
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time-industry analysis
Last year Mocha Java, Inc. had an ROA of 10 percent, a profit margin of 5 percent, and sales of $25 million. What is Mocha Java’s total assets?
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$0.125m.
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$1.25m.
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$12.5m.
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$12m.
Last year Rain Repel Corporation had an ROE of 10 percent and a dividend payout ratio of 80 percent. What is the sustainable growth rate?
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50.00 percent
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2.04 percent
44.44 percent
1.11 percent