Exam 5: Income Measurement

A company could improve its return on assets by increasing its income or by increasing its total assets.

Use the following to answer questions Missoula Inc.reported the following selected financial statement data: -Required: Compute the average collection period (rounded to one decimal place)for 2016.

For a typical manufacturing company,the most common critical point for recognizing revenue is the date:

Use the following to answer questions The following table presents a summary of ratio analysis for McDonald's and averages for their peer group: -Besides size differences,what other differences between McDonald's and its industry peer group could limit your ability to make meaningful comparisons about the performance of McDonald's from the data above?

A rationale for recognizing revenue over the life of a contract rather than at a single point in time is that:

Imagine that the Ace Construction Company (ACC)concludes that it must switch from recognizing revenue on long-term contracts over time according to percentage of completion to recognizing revenue upon completion of each contract.Assume that none of their construction projects are going to produce a loss.Is it possible that,in a particular year,ACC will show higher gross profit under the new approach (recognizing revenue upon contract completion)than they did under the old approach (recognizing revenue over time according to percentage of completion)? Explain.

Use the following to answer questions The following partial income statement and balance sheet information (in $ millions)comes from the Annual Report of Saratoga Springs Co.for the year ending 12/31/2016: Required: Compute the following amounts for Saratoga Springs Co. -Its inventory turnover ratio for 2016.Round your answer to one decimal place.