Question 1. | Question : | (TCO 1) Period to period percentage change in comparative financial statements is often called |
| | Student Answer: | | benchmarking. | | | | horizontal analysis. | | | | vertical analysis. | | | | common-size statements. | | | |
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Question 2. | Question : | (TCO 1) Horizontal analysis is performed on |
| | Student Answer: | | only the income statement. | | | | only the balance sheet. | | | | only the statement of retained earnings | | | | the income statement, the balance sheet, and the statement of retained earnings. | | | |
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Question 3. | Question : | (TCO 1) Which of the following is typically used as the base in a vertical analysis of an income statement? |
| | Student Answer: | | Cash | | | | Inventory | | | | Net income | | | | Net sales | | | |
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Question 4. | Question : | (TCO 1) A financial statement item expressed as a percentage of a base amount is a result of |
| | Student Answer: | | horizontal analysis. | | | | ratio analysis. | | | | vertical analysis. | | | | comparative analysis. | | | |
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Question 5. | Question : | (TCO 1) Which of the following would be most helpful in the comparison of different size companies? |
| | Student Answer: | | Horizontal analysis | | | | Comparison of their net incomes | | | | Comparison of their working capital balances | | | | Preparation of common-size financial statements | | | |
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Question 6. | Question : | (TCO 1) Walton Company’s return on sales for the most recent year was 5%. The industry leader reports a return on sales of 7%. The comparison of each company’s return on sales is an example of |
| | Student Answer: | | benchmarking. | | | | gross margin analysis. | | | | detail analysis. | | | | intercompany analysis. | | | |
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Question 7. | Question : | (TCO 1) When analyzing the statement of cash flows, which of the following statement are true? |
| | Student Answer: | | Cash has no effect on the success of the company. | | | | Cash is ignored when analyzing a company. | | | | An excess of cash is the sign of a healthy company. | | | | A company with a large cash balance is ensured success. | | | |
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Question 8. | Question : | (TCO 1) On a statement of cash flows, which is considered an operating activity? |
| | Student Answer: | | Sale of securities | | | | Purchase of fixed assets | | | | Purchase of securities | | | | Depreciation | | | |
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Question 9. | Question : | (TCO 1) The ratio that provides an estimate of the number of days, on average, that it takes for customers to pay their account is the |
| | Student Answer: | | days’ sales in receivables | | | | current ratio. | | | | accounts receivable turnover. | | | | acid-test ratio. | | | |
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Question 10. | Question : | (TCO 1) Economic value added (EVA) is computed as: |
| | Student Answer: | | net income + long-term debt + interest expense. | | | | net income + interest expense – capital charge. | | | | net income – interest expense + capital charge. | | | | net income – long-term debt + interest expense. | | | |
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