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Vertical analysis is a tool to evaluate individual financial statement items or groups of items in terms of a specific base amount.

A) True
B) False

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Evaluation of company performance does not include analysis of (1) past and current performance, (2) current financial position, and (3) future performance and risk.

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B) False

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What are the four standards for comparisons in financial analysis? Give an example of each.

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The standards are intracompany compariso...

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The following current year information is available from a manufacturing company:  Sales $740,000 Gross profit on sales 276,000 Operating income 64,000 Income before taxes 44,000 Net income 33,600 Accounts Receivable, beginning-year 58,000 Accounts Receivable, end-of-year 72,000\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Sales } & \$ 740,000 \\\hline \text { Gross profit on sales } & 276,000 \\\hline \text { Operating income } & 64,000 \\\hline \text { Income before taxes } & 44,000 \\\hline \text { Net income } & 33,600 \\\hline \text { Accounts Receivable, beginning-year } & 58,000 \\\hline \text { Accounts Receivable, end-of-year } & 72,000 \\\hline\end{array} Calculate the company's accounts receivable turnover and its days' sales uncollected.

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An advantage of common-size statements is that they show patterns in data across periods.

A) True
B) False

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The comparative income statements for Silverlight Company are shown below. Calculate the following ratios for Year 2: (a) profit margin (b) gross margin (c) times interest earned. The comparative income statements for Silverlight Company are shown below. Calculate the following ratios for Year 2: (a) profit margin (b) gross margin (c) times interest earned.

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________ ratios include the price-earnings ratio and dividend yield.

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Financial information for Sigma Company is presented below. Calculate the following ratios for Year 2: (a) Inventory turnover. (b) Accounts receivable turnover. (c) Return on total assets. (d) Times interest earned. (e) Total asset turnover. Financial information for Sigma Company is presented below. Calculate the following ratios for Year 2: (a) Inventory turnover. (b) Accounts receivable turnover. (c) Return on total assets. (d) Times interest earned. (e) Total asset turnover.

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(a) Inventory turnover:
$123,000/[($61,0...

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Zhang Company reported Cost of goods sold of $835,000, beginning Inventory of $37,200 and ending Inventory of $46,300. The average Inventory amount is:


A) $37,200.
B) $46,300.
C) $83,500.
D) $41,750.
E) $9,100.

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

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The higher the accounts receivable turnover, the less quickly accounts receivable are collected.

A) True
B) False

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External users of accounting information make the strategic and operating decisions of a company.

A) True
B) False

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A trend percent is calculated by dividing the analysis period amount by the base period amount and multiplying the result by 100.

A) True
B) False

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Gains and losses that are neither unusual nor infrequent are reported as:


A) A separate line item when computing earnings per share.
B) A prior period adjustment on the statement of retained earnings.
C) A gain or loss from disposing of the discontinued segment's net assets.
D) A gain or loss from operation of a discontinued segment.
E) Part of continuing operations.

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

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The building blocks of financial statement analysis include (1) liquidity, (2) solvency, (3) profitability, and (4) market prospects.

A) True
B) False

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Vertical analysis is the comparison of a company's financial condition and performance across time.

A) True
B) False

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Industry standards for financial statement analysis:


A) Are based on a single competitor's financial performance.
B) Are set by the government.
C) Are used to compare a company's performance to industry performance.
D) Are based on rules of thumb.
E) Compare a company's income with its prior year's income.

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

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Liquidity refers to the availability of resources to meet short-term cash requirements.

A) True
B) False

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A company reports basic earnings per share of $3.50, cash dividends per share of $1.25, and a market price per share of $64.75. The company's dividend yield equals:


A) 1.93%.
B) 2.14%.
C) 4.67%.
D) 5.41%.
E) 18.50%.

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

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Refer to the following selected financial information from Mojave Corp. Compute the company's times interest earned.  Interest expense $9,100 Income tax expense 22,700 Net income after tax 56,500\begin{array}{lr}\text { Interest expense } & \$ 9,100 \\\text { Income tax expense } & 22,700 \\\text { Net income after tax } & 56,500\end{array}


A) 6.2.
B) 2.5.
C) 8.7.
D) 9.7.
E) 3.7.

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

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Net income divided by average total assets is:


A) Profit margin.
B) Total asset turnover.
C) Return on total assets.
D) Days' income in assets.
E) Current ratio.

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

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