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The quick ratio although similar to the current ratio is more conservative.

A) True
B) False

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Working capital is current assets minus current liabilities.

A) True
B) False

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The following balance sheet information is provided for Patton Company:  Assets  Year 2  Year 1  Cash $4,000$2,000 Accounts receivable 15,00012,000 Inventory $35,000$38,000\begin{array}{lrr}\text { Assets } & \text { Year 2 } & \text { Year 1 } \\\text { Cash } & \$ 4,000 & \$ 2,000 \\\text { Accounts receivable } & 15,000 & 12,000 \\\text { Inventory } & \$ 35,000 & \$ 38,000\end{array} Assuming Year 2 cost of goods sold is $730,000,what is the company's average days to sell inventory? (Use 365 days in a year.Do not round your intermediate calculations.)


A) 17.5 days
B) 18.25 days
C) 19 days
D) 20.86 days

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

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The Fortune Company reported the following income for Year 2:  Sales$130,000Cost of goods sold 80,000 Gross margin$50,000Selling and administrative expense 15,000 Operating income$35,000 Interest expense5,000Income before taxes $30,000income tax expense 10,000Net income $20,000\begin{array}{lr}\text { Sales}&\$130,000\\\text {Cost of goods sold }&80,000\\\text { Gross margin}&\$50,000\\\text {Selling and administrative expense }&15,000\\\text { Operating income}&\$35,000\\\text { Interest expense}&5,000\\\text {Income before taxes }&\$30,000\\\text {income tax expense }&10,000\\\text {Net income }&\$20,000\\\end{array} What is the company's number of times interest earned ratio?


A) 7 times
B) 6 times
C) 4 times
D) None of these answers is correct.

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

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Assume that you are considering purchasing some of a company's long-term bonds as an investment.Which of the company's financial statement ratios would you probably be most interested in?


A) Debt to assets ratio
B) Debt to equity
C) Plant assets to long-term liabilities
D) All of these answers are correct.

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

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Which of the following statements regarding the information disclosed in financial statements is not true?


A) The costs of providing all possible information about a firm would be prohibitively high for the business.
B) Some information disclosed in financial statements may be irrelevant to some users.
C) Financial statements should be detailed enough to answer any financial-related question an investor might have.
D) When too much information is presented users may suffer from information overload.

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

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The only requirement involved in communicating useful information is that the information be accurate.

A) True
B) False

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Net income divided by net sales is the formula for which of these analytical measures?


A) Return on assets
B) Return on equity
C) Earnings per share
D) Net margin

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

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Darden Company has cash of $40,000,accounts receivable of $60,000,inventory of $32,000,and equipment of $100,000.Assuming current liabilities of $48,000,this company's working capital is:


A) $12,000.
B) $52,000.
C) $144,000.
D) $84,000.

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

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The following balance sheet information is provided for Greene Company for Year 2:  Assets  Cash $5,400 Accounts receivable 15,500 Inventory 18,000 Prepaid expenses 1,600 Plant and equipment, net of depreciation 20,200 Land 19,950 Total assets $80,650 Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity  Accounts payable 4,500 Salaries payable 11,500 Bonds payable (due in ten years)  19,000 Common stock, no par 30,000 Retained earnings 15,650 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $80,650\begin{array}{lr}\text { Assets }\\\text { Cash }&\$5,400\\\text { Accounts receivable }&15,500\\\text { Inventory }&18,000\\\text { Prepaid expenses }&1,600\\\text { Plant and equipment, net of depreciation }&20,200\\\text { Land }&19,950\\\text { Total assets }&\$80,650\\\text { Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity }\\\text { Accounts payable } & 4,500 \\\text { Salaries payable } & 11,500 \\\text { Bonds payable (due in ten years) } &19,000 \\\text { Common stock, no par } & 30,000 \\\text { Retained earnings } &15,650\\\text { Total liabilities and stockholders' equity }&\$80,650\end{array} What is the company's quick (acid-test) ratio? (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)


A) 0.7
B) 1.4
C) 1.3
D) 3.8

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

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Lilly Corporation has working capital of $620,000,and Harmon Corporation has working capital of $840,000.Which of the following statements is not true?


A) None of these answers is correct.
B) Since working capital is an absolute amount, other factors such as size of the company and materiality will help to determine liquidity of these two companies.
C) Since Harmon's working capital exceeds Lilly's working capital, it is safe to conclude that Harmon is more liquid than Lilly.
D) If Lilly Corporation is smaller than Harmon or has lower current liabilities; Lilly could be more liquid than Harmon.

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

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The most frequently quoted measure of earnings performance is the stockholders' equity ratio.

A) True
B) False

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The accounting concept or principle that is perhaps the greatest single culprit in distorting the results of financial statement analysis is the:


A) Matching principle.
B) Conservatism concept.
C) Historic cost principle.
D) Time value of money concept.

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

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Long-term creditors are usually most interested in evaluating:


A) Liquidity.
B) Managerial effectiveness.
C) Solvency.
D) Profitability.

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

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Dennis Company reported net income of $50,000 on sales of $300,000.The company has average total assets of $500,000 and average total liabilities of $100,000.What is the company's return on equity ratio?


A) 10.0%
B) 16.7%
C) 12.5%
D) 50.0%

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

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A company has an obligation to provide highly detailed information on its financial statements.

A) True
B) False

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The following balance sheet information was provided by Western Company:  Assets  Year 2  Year 1  Cash $4,000$2,000 Accounts receivable 15,00012,000 Inventory $35,000$38,000\begin{array}{lrr}\text { Assets } & \text { Year 2 } & \text { Year 1 } \\\text { Cash } & \$ 4,000 & \$ 2,000 \\\text { Accounts receivable } & 15,000 & 12,000 \\\text { Inventory } & \$ 35,000 & \$ 38,000\end{array} Assuming Year 2 net credit sales totaled $270,000,what was the company's average days to collect receivables? (Use 365 days in a year.Do not round your intermediate calculations.)


A) 18.25 days
B) 47.31 days
C) 16.22 days
D) 20.28 days

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

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Benson Company declared and paid a cash dividend totaling $500,000 on its common stock.As a result of this transaction,the company's debt to assets ratio will:


A) Decrease.
B) Increase.
C) Remain the same.
D) Cannot be determined.

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

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Knell Company paid its sales employees $15,000 in sales commissions.What impact will this transaction have on the firm's working capital?


A) No impact
B) Increase it
C) Decrease it
D) Not enough information is provided to answer the question.

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

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Which type of approach should be used when evaluating corporate results using horizontal analysis?


A) Study of absolute amounts
B) Percentages
C) Trends
D) All of these answers are correct.

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

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