Exam 3: Analysis of Financial Statements

Suppose Firms A and B have the same amount of assets,pay the same interest rate on their debt,have the same basic earning power (BEP),and have the same tax rate.However,Firm A has a higher debt ratio.If BEP is greater than the interest rate on debt,Firm A will have a higher ROE as a result of its higher debt ratio.

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Question 61

Firms A and B have the same current ratio,0.75,the same amount of sales and cost of goods sold,and the same amount of current liabilities.However,Firm A has a higher inventory turnover ratio than B.Therefore,we can conclude that A's quick ratio must be smaller than B's.

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Question 62

The "apparent," but not the "true," financial position of a company whose sales are seasonal can differ dramatically,depending on the time of year when the financial statements are constructed.

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Question 63

The inventory turnover ratio and days sales outstanding (DSO)are two ratios that are used to assess how effectively a firm is managing its assets.

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Question 64

A firm's new president wants to strengthen the company's financial position.Which of the following actions would make it financially stronger?

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Question 65

Profitability ratios show the combined effects of liquidity,asset management,and debt management on operating results.

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Question 66

Bostian,Inc.has total assets of $625,000.Its total debt outstanding is $185,000.The Board of Directors has directed the CFO to move towards a debt-to-assets ratio of 55%.How much debt must the company add or subtract to achieve the target debt ratio?

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Question 67

It is appropriate to use the fixed assets turnover ratio to appraise firms' effectiveness in managing their fixed assets if and only if all the firms being compared have the same proportion of fixed assets to total assets.

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Question 68

Rappaport Corp.'s sales last year were $320,000,and its net income after taxes was $23,000.What was its profit margin on sales?

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Question 69

Suppose a firm wants to maintain a specific TIE ratio.It knows the amount of its debt,the interest rate on that debt,the applicable tax rate,and its operating costs.With this information,the firm can calculate the amount of sales required to achieve its target TIE ratio.

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Question 70

Lindley Corp.'s stock price at the end of last year was $33.50,and its book value per share was $25.00.What was its market/book ratio?

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Question 71

Heidee Corp.and Leaudy Corp.have identical assets,sales,interest rates paid on their debt,tax rates,and EBIT.However,Heidee uses more debt than Leaudy.Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

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Question 72

Companies Heidee and Leaudy are virtually identical in that they are both profitable,and they have the same total assets (TA),Sales (S),return on assets (ROA),and profit margin (PM).However,Company Heidee has the higher debt ratio.Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

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Question 73

One problem with ratio analysis is that relationships can be manipulated.For example,we know that if our current ratio is less than 1.0,then using some of our cash to pay off some of our current liabilities would cause the current ratio to increase and thus make the firm look stronger.

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Question 74

Even though Firm A's current ratio exceeds that of Firm B,Firm B's quick ratio might exceed that of A.However,if A's quick ratio exceeds B's,then we can be certain that A's current ratio is also larger than that of B.

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Question 75

Other things held constant,which of the following alternatives would increase a company's cash flow for the current year?

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Question 76

Since the ROA measures the firm's effective utilization of assets (without considering how these assets are financed),two firms with the same EBIT must have the same ROA.

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Question 77

One problem with ratio analysis is that relationships can be manipulated.For example,if our current ratio is greater than 1.5,then borrowing on a short-term basis and using the funds to build up our cash account would cause the current ratio to increase.

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Question 78

The basic earning power ratio (BEP)reflects the earning power of a firm's assets after giving consideration to financial leverage and tax effects.

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Question 79

Stewart Inc.'s latest EPS was $3.50,its book value per share was $22.75,it had 215,000 shares outstanding,and its debt-to-assets ratio was 46%.How much debt was outstanding?

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Exam 3: Analysis of Financial Statements

Firms A and B have the same current ratio,0.75,the same amount of sales and cost of goods sold,and the same amount of current liabilities.However,Firm A has a higher inventory turnover ratio than B.Therefore,we can conclude that A's quick ratio must be smaller than B's.

The "apparent," but not the "true," financial position of a company whose sales are seasonal can differ dramatically,depending on the time of year when the financial statements are constructed.

The inventory turnover ratio and days sales outstanding (DSO)are two ratios that are used to assess how effectively a firm is managing its assets.

A firm's new president wants to strengthen the company's financial position.Which of the following actions would make it financially stronger?

Profitability ratios show the combined effects of liquidity,asset management,and debt management on operating results.

Bostian,Inc.has total assets of $625,000.Its total debt outstanding is $185,000.The Board of Directors has directed the CFO to move towards a debt-to-assets ratio of 55%.How much debt must the company add or subtract to achieve the target debt ratio?

It is appropriate to use the fixed assets turnover ratio to appraise firms' effectiveness in managing their fixed assets if and only if all the firms being compared have the same proportion of fixed assets to total assets.

Rappaport Corp.'s sales last year were $320,000,and its net income after taxes was $23,000.What was its profit margin on sales?

Suppose a firm wants to maintain a specific TIE ratio.It knows the amount of its debt,the interest rate on that debt,the applicable tax rate,and its operating costs.With this information,the firm can calculate the amount of sales required to achieve its target TIE ratio.

Lindley Corp.'s stock price at the end of last year was $33.50,and its book value per share was $25.00.What was its market/book ratio?

Heidee Corp.and Leaudy Corp.have identical assets,sales,interest rates paid on their debt,tax rates,and EBIT.However,Heidee uses more debt than Leaudy.Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Companies Heidee and Leaudy are virtually identical in that they are both profitable,and they have the same total assets (TA),Sales (S),return on assets (ROA),and profit margin (PM).However,Company Heidee has the higher debt ratio.Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

One problem with ratio analysis is that relationships can be manipulated.For example,we know that if our current ratio is less than 1.0,then using some of our cash to pay off some of our current liabilities would cause the current ratio to increase and thus make the firm look stronger.

Even though Firm A's current ratio exceeds that of Firm B,Firm B's quick ratio might exceed that of A.However,if A's quick ratio exceeds B's,then we can be certain that A's current ratio is also larger than that of B.

Other things held constant,which of the following alternatives would increase a company's cash flow for the current year?

Since the ROA measures the firm's effective utilization of assets (without considering how these assets are financed),two firms with the same EBIT must have the same ROA.

One problem with ratio analysis is that relationships can be manipulated.For example,if our current ratio is greater than 1.5,then borrowing on a short-term basis and using the funds to build up our cash account would cause the current ratio to increase.

The basic earning power ratio (BEP)reflects the earning power of a firm's assets after giving consideration to financial leverage and tax effects.

Stewart Inc.'s latest EPS was $3.50,its book value per share was $22.75,it had 215,000 shares outstanding,and its debt-to-assets ratio was 46%.How much debt was outstanding?

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