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1) The study of au individual financial statement item over several accounting p

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1) The study of au individual financial statement item over several accounting periods is called:

A) Time and motion analysis.C) Horizontal analysis. B) Ratio analysis. D) Ve1tical analysis.

2) Financial statement analysis involves forms of comparison including

A) Co111paring key relationships within the same year.

B) Comparing changes in the same item over a uu111ber of periods.

C)o111paring key items to industry averages.

D) All of these answer choices are correct.

3) Select the c01Tect statement regarding ve1tical analysis.                                              3)

a) Vertical analysis examines t:vo or 111ore items from the financial statements of one accounting period.

B) Ve1tical analysis of the income statement involves showing each ite111 as a percentage of sales.

C) Ve1tical analysis of the balance sheet involves showing each asset as a percentage of total assets.

D) All of these answer choices are correct.

4) Select the incorrect statement regarding ratio analysis.

A) Some ratios involve an account from the balance sheet and one from the income statement.

B) There are many different ratios available for evaluating a firm's performance.

C) Ratio analysis involves making comparisons between different accounts in the same set of financial statements.

D) Ratio analysis is a specific fonn of horizontal analysis.

Financial ratios can be used to assess which of the following aspects of a Finn's       

performance?

A) Solvency

B) Profitability

C) Liquidity

D) All of these answer choices are correct.

The following balance sheet information is provided for Frederick Company:

Assets

Cash

$ 5,000

Accounts receivable

11,150

Inventmy

15,000

Prepaid expenses

1,800

Plant and equipment, net of depreciation

19,700

Land

13,600

Total assets

$ 66,250

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Accounts payable

$    4,310

Salaries payable

10,030

Bonds payable (due in 2022)

9,000

Common stock, no par

21,910

Retained earnings

21,000

Total liabilities and stocld1olders' equity

$ 66,250

The company's quick (acid-test) ratio is closest to:

A) 1.4                           B) 2.3                           C) 0.9                           D) 1.1

The following balance sheet infonnation was provided by Owen Company:

Assets

2015

2014

Cash

$4,000

$2,000

Accounts receivable

15,000

9,000

Inventmy

42,000

45,000

Assmuing that net credit sales totaled $300,000 and cost of goods sold totaled

$175,000, what is the company's most recent accounts receivable turnover?

21 times                   B) 15 times                   C) 25 times                  D) 24 times

You are considering an investment in Microsoft stock and wish to assess the film's shmi-tenu debt-paying ability. All of the following ratios are used to assess liquidity except:

6)      

7)     

8)     

Debt to equity ratio.

C) Quick ratio.

Explanation / Answer

Ans 1. Under Horizontal Analysis we compares two or more years of a company's financial statements.

So in this case option C is correct that is Horizontal Analysis is correct.

Ans 5. In general financial ratios are used to calculate solvency test of an organization and to test profitabilty of an organization and also to check the liquidity of an organization

So in this case all are correct, so option D is correct in this case.

Ans 6. Company Quick ratio = Current Assets/Current liabilties

Quick Ratio = ($5000 + $11150 + $15000 + $1800) / ($4310 + $10030) = 2.30 approx

So correct option is B that is 2.30

Ans 7. Accounts receivable turnover ratio(ARTR) = Net Credit Sales / Average accounts receivables

Average accounts receivables = opening receivables + closing receivables / 2

Average receivables = $15000 + $9000 / 2 = $12,000  

Accounts receivables turnover ratio = $300,000 / $12,000 = 25 times

Hence option C is correct