Reference no: EM132550423
Problem 1: What item is probably the least useful when analyzing financial statements?
Option 1: Management discussion and analysis
Option 2: The notes to the financial statements
Option 3: The statement of cash flows
Option 4: Public relations materials
Problem 2: What types of information CANNOT be found in the financial statements?
Option 1: Details about officer and employee retirement, pension, and stock option plans
Option 2: Pending legal proceedings
Option 3: Reputation of the firm, morale of employees and prestige in the community
Option 4: Disclosures about segments of an enterprise
Problem 3: Using __________ during a period of inflation would result in net income being overstated relative to the LIFO method.
Option 1: LIFO
Option 2: FIFO
Option 3: gross sales
Option 4: net sales
Problem 4: __________ is (are) short-term obligations that arise from credit extended by suppliers for the purchase of goods and services.
Option 1: Accounts receivable
Option 2: Accounts payable
Option 3: Equity
Option 4: Cash
Problem 5: Which of the following statements about a common-size balance sheet is true?
Option 1: Each item on a common-size balance sheet is expressed as a percentage of sales.
Option 2: The common-size balance sheet reveals the composition of expenses relative to revenues.
Option 3: The common-size balance sheet reveals the capital and debt structure of the firm.
Option 4: Each item on a common-size balance sheet is expressed as a percentage of net income.
Problem 6: Which of the items below would be analyzed separate from operating profit?
Option 1: Salaries, interest expense, and equity losses
Option 2: Equity earnings, discontinued operations, and interest income
Option 3: Research and development, dividend income, and interest expense
Option 4: Advertising, cost of goods sold, and selling and administrative expenses
Problem 7: Per FASB rules, firms may use the __________ method or the __________ method to calculate and present cash flow from operating activities.
Option 1: direct; indirect
Option 2: before tax; after tax
Option 3: operational; financial
Option 4: accounting; financial
Problem 8: Reading the "Commitments and Contingencies" note to financial statements is important when assessing the quality of the:
Option 1: balance sheet.
Option 2: income summary.
Option 3: statement of owner's equity.
Option 4: double contingency statement.
Problem 9: The following categories of ratios are used in financial statement analysis: iquidity, Operating efficiency (also referred to as Activity), Leverage, Profitability, and Market measures. Classify the following ratios according to these categories.
Option 1: Earnings per share - operating efficiency; fixed asset turnover - liquidity
Option 2: Earnings per share - leverage; fixed asset turnover - profitability
Option 3: Earnings per share - market measures; fixed asset turnover - operating efficiency
Option 4: Earnings per share - market measures; fixed asset turnover - profitability
Problem 10: The average collection period of accounts receivable is the:
Option 1: average number of days required to convert receivables into write offs/bad debts.
Option 2: average number of days required to convert receivables into cash.
Option 3: total number of days required to convert receivables into write offs/bad debts.
Option 4: total number of days required to convert receivables into cash.