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Explain the purpose of financial statement analysis for both external and internal users.

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Jones Corp.reported current assets of $193,000 and current liabilities of $137,000 on its most recent balance sheet.The current assets consisted of $62,000 Cash; $43,000 Accounts Receivable; and $88,000 of Inventory.The acid-test (quick) ratio is:


A) 1.4:1.
B) 0.77:1.
C) 0.54:1.
D) 1:1.
E) 0.64:1.

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

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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) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

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Carducci Corporation reported Net sales of $3.6 million and average Total assets of $1.1 million.The Total asset turnover is:


A) 0.31 times.
B) 3.27 times.
C) 4.30 times.
D) 2.27 times.
E) 0.77 times.

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

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Financial statement analysis involves all of the following except:


A) The application of analytical tools to general-purpose financial statements and related data for making business decisions.
B) Transforming accounting data into useful information for decision-making.
C) Helping users to make better decisions.
D) Helping to reduce uncertainty in decision-making.
E) Assuring that the company will be more profitable in the future.

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

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In order to be classified as an extraordinary gain or loss,the item must be both (1)________ and (2)________.

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Horizontal analysis is the comparison of a company's financial condition and performance to a base amount.

A) True
B) False

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 Year 2  Year 1  Total assets $327,800$301,000 Total liabilities 171,400169,300 Total equity 156,400131,700\begin{array} { | l | r | r | } \hline &{ \text { Year 2 } } & { \text { Year 1 } } \\\hline \text { Total assets } & \$ 327,800 & \$ 301,000 \\\hline \text { Total liabilities } & 171,400 & 169,300 \\\hline \text { Total equity } & 156,400 & 131,700 \\\hline\end{array} -Refer to the following selected financial information from Keller Company.Compute the company's debt to equity for Year 2.


A) 0.9.
B) 1.1.
C) 0.5.
D) 1.9.
E) 2.1.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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 Year 2  Year 1  Cash $37,50036,850 Short-term investments 90,00090,000 Accounts receivable, net 85,50086,250 Merchandise inventory 121,000117,000 Prepaid expenses 12,10013,500 Plant assets 388,000392,000 Accounts payable 113,400111.750 Net sales 711,000706,000 Cost of goods sold 390,000385,500\begin{array} { | l | r | r | } \hline&{ \text { Year 2 } } & { \text { Year 1 } } \\\hline \text { Cash } & \$ 37,500 & 36,850 \\\hline \text { Short-term investments } & 90,000 & 90,000 \\\hline \text { Accounts receivable, net } & 85,500 & 86,250 \\\hline \text { Merchandise inventory } & 121,000 & 117,000 \\\hline \text { Prepaid expenses } & 12,100& 13,500 \\\hline \text { Plant assets } & 388,000 & 392,000 \\\hline \text { Accounts payable } & 113,400 & 111.750 \\\hline \text { Net sales } & 711,000 & 706,000 \\\hline \text { Cost of goods sold } & 390,000 & 385,500 \\\hline\end{array} -Refer to the following selected financial information from McCormik,LLC.Compute the company's working capital for Year 2.


A) $232,700.
B) $220,600.
C) $147,200.
D) $111,700.
E) $142,700.

F) All of the above
G) None of the above

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Guidelines (rules-of-thumb) are general standards of comparison developed from:


A) Industry statistics from the government.
B) Past experience.
C) Analysis of competitors.
D) Relations between financial items.
E) Dun and Bradstreet.

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

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 Year 2  Year 1  Accounts receivable, net 86,50082,750 Net sales 723,000693,000\begin{array} { | l | r | r | } \hline & { \text { Year 2 } } &{ \text { Year 1 } } \\\hline \text { Accounts receivable, net } & 86,500 & 82,750 \\\hline \text { Net sales } & 723,000 & 693,000 \\\hline\end{array} -Refer to the following selected financial information from Marston Company.Compute the company's accounts receivable turnover for Year 2.


A) 8.36.
B) 8.37.
C) 4.78.
D) 8.59.
E) 8.54.

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

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Calculate the percent increase or decrease for each of the following financial statement items:  Year 2 Year 1 Cash $37,500$30,000 Accounts receivable 63,00052,500 Inventory 67,50090,000 Accounts payable 35,10027,000 Sales 187,500150,000 Equipment 65,0010125,000\begin{array} { | l | r | r | } \hline & \text { Year } 2 & { \text { Year } 1 } \\\hline \text { Cash } & \$ 37,500 & \$ 30,000 \\\hline \text { Accounts receivable } & 63,000 & 52,500 \\\hline \text { Inventory } & 67,500 & 90,000 \\\hline \text { Accounts payable } & 35,100 & 27,000 \\\hline \text { Sales } & 187,500 & 150,000 \\\hline \text { Equipment } 65,00 & 10 & 125,000 \\\hline\end{array}

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A brief focus on important analysis results and conclusions is usually included in which of the following sections of a financial statement analysis report:


A) Executive summary.
B) Analysis overview.
C) Evidential conclusions.
D) Factor analysis.
E) Inferences.

F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

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Match each of the following terms with the appropriate definitions. -A measure of solvency presented as the ratio of total liabilities to total equity.


A) Financial statement analysis
B) Common-size financial statement
C) Horizontal analysis
D) Comparative financial statement
E) Liquidity and efficiency
F) Market prospects
G) Debt to equity ratio
H) Solvency
I) Vertical analysis
J) Profitability

K) None of the above
L) B) and F)

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Financial reporting refers to:


A) The application of analytical tools to general-purpose financial statements.
B) The communication of financial information useful for decision making.
C) General-purpose financial statements only.
D) Ratio analysis only.
E) Profitability.

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

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The common-size percent is computed by:


A) Dividing the analysis amount by the base amount.
B) Dividing the base amount by the analysis amount.
C) Dividing the analysis amount by the base amount and multiplying the result by 100.
D) Dividing the base amount by the analysis amount and multiplying the result by 1,000.
E) Subtracting the base amount from the analysis amount and multiplying the result by 100.

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

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A company with a low inventory turnover requires a smaller investment in inventory than one producing the same sales with a higher turnover.

A) True
B) False

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Use the following selected information from Wheeler,LLC to determine the 2017 and 2016 trend percentages for cost of goods sold using 2016 as the base. 20172016 Net sales $276,200$231,400 Cost of goods sold 151,900129,590 Operating expenses 55,24053,240 Net earnings 27,82019,820\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline&2017&2016\\\hline \text { Net sales } & \$ 276,200 & \$ 231,400 \\\hline \text { Cost of goods sold } & 151,900 & 129,590 \\\hline \text { Operating expenses } & 55,240 & 53,240 \\\hline \text { Net earnings } & 27,820 & 19,820\\\hline\end{array}


A) 36.4% for 2017 and 41.1% for 2016.
B) 55.0% for 2017 and 56.0% for 2016.
C) 119.4% for 2017 and 100.0% for 2016.
D) 117.2% for 2017 and 100.0% for 2016.
E) 65.1% for 2017 and 64.6% for 2016.

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

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A company's calendar-year financial data are shown below.The company had total assets of $339,000 and total equity of $144,400 for the prior year.No additional shares of common stock were issued during the year.The December 31 market price per share is $49.50.Cash dividends of $19,500 were paid during the year.Calculate the following ratios for the company: (a)debt ratio (b)equity ratio (c)debt-to-equity ratio (d)times interest earned (e)total asset turnover A company's calendar-year financial data are shown below.The company had total assets of $339,000 and total equity of $144,400 for the prior year.No additional shares of common stock were issued during the year.The December 31 market price per share is $49.50.Cash dividends of $19,500 were paid during the year.Calculate the following ratios for the company: (a)debt ratio (b)equity ratio (c)debt-to-equity ratio (d)times interest earned (e)total asset turnover

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Financial statement analysis applies analytical tools to financial statements and related data for making business decisions.

A) True
B) False

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