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Capital structure refers to a company's long-run financial viability and its ability to cover long-term obligations.

A) True
B) False

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Given the following information about a corporation's current year activities,answer the questions below:  Debit  Credit  Sales $250,000 Cost of goods sold $90,000 Other operating expenses 54,000 Income from operation of discontinued Division W (net  of $9.200tax ) 30,800 Extraordinary loss from hurricane damage (net of $11,000 tax benefit) 37,000 Loss from disposal of Division W (net of $15,000tax benefit) 45,000 Unusual loss on sale of equipment  Correction of error made in recording depreciation last  year (net of $3,000 tax) 9,500 Effect on prior years’ income of changing depreciation  methods (net of $4,000tax ) 13,500\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline&\text { Debit } & \text { Credit }\\\hline \text { Sales } & & \$ 250,000 \\\hline \text { Cost of goods sold } & \$ 90,000 & \\\hline \text { Other operating expenses } & 54,000 & \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Income from operation of discontinued Division W (net } \\\text { of } \$ 9.200 \mathrm{tax} \text { ) }\end{array} & & 30,800 \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Extraordinary loss from hurricane damage (net of } \\\$ 11,000 \text { tax benefit) }\end{array} & 37,000 \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Loss from disposal of Division W (net of } \$ 15,000 \operatorname{tax} \\\text { benefit) }\end{array} & 45,000 \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Unusual loss on sale of equipment }\end{array} \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Correction of error made in recording depreciation last } \\\text { year (net of } \$ 3,000 \text { tax) }\end{array} & 9,500 \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Effect on prior years' income of changing depreciation } \\\text { methods (net of } \$ 4,000 \mathrm{tax} \text { ) }\end{array} & 13,500 \\\hline\end{array} Compute the amounts that should be reported on the income statement as: (1)Income from continuing operations. (2)Income before extraordinary items and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles. (3)Net income.

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(1)$94,000* (2)$79,8...

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Intracompany standards for financial statement analysis:


A) Are often based on a company's prior performance
B) Are often set by competitors
C) Are set by the company's industry
D) Are based on rules of thumb
E) Are published in Dun and Bradstreet

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

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Corona Company's balance sheet accounts follow:  At December 31201120102009 Assets Cash $25,868$31,163$31,182 Accounts receivable, net 78,03453,99541,152 Merchandise inventory 95,12073,49146,095 Prepaid expenses 8,3308,0993,429 Plant assets,net 241,854218,932199,542 Total assets $449,206$385,680$321,400 Liabilities and Equity  Accounts payable $108,058$67,135$42,849 Long-term notes payable secured by mortgages on  plant assets 85,79187,81971,029 Common stock, $10 par value 162,500162,500162,500 Retained earnings 92,85768,22645,022 Total liabilities and equity $449,206$385,680$321,400\begin{array}{lrrr} \text { At December 31}&2011&2010&2009\\ \text { Assets}\\ \text { Cash } & \$ 25,868 & \$ 31,163 & \$ 31,182 \\ \text { Accounts receivable, net } & 78,034 & 53,995 & 41,152 \\ \text { Merchandise inventory } & 95,120 & 73,491 & 46,095 \\\text { Prepaid expenses } & 8,330 & 8,099 & 3,429 \\ \text { Plant assets,net } & 241,854 & 218,932 & 199,542 \\ \text { Total assets } & \$ 449,206 & \$ 385,680 & \$ 321,400 \\\text { Liabilities and Equity } & & & \\\text { Accounts payable } & \$ 108,058 & \$ 67,135 & \$ 42,849 \\\text { Long-term notes payable secured by mortgages on } & & & \\\text { plant assets } & 85,791 & 87,819 & 71,029 \\ \text { Common stock, } \$ 10 \text { par value } & 162,500 & 162,500 & 162,500 \\\text { Retained earnings } &92,857 & 68,226 & 45,022 \\\text { Total liabilities and equity } &\$449,206 & \$ 385,680 & \$ 321,400 \\\end{array} What is Corona Company's accounts receivable turnover ratio for 2010 assuming net sales for the period were $1,236,783?


A) 27.21
B) 25.99
C) 22.91
D) 30.05
E) 15.85

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

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Trend analysis is also called:


A) Financial analysis
B) Ratio analysis
C) Index number trend analysis
D) Industry analysis
E) Output analysis

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

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A company reports the following comparative income statements: 20112010 Net sales $736,000$840,000 Cost of goods sold 518,880571,200 Gross profit $217,120$268,800 Operating expenses 104,800130,000 Net income $112,320$138,800\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline&2011&2010\\\hline \text { Net sales } & \$ 736,000 & \$ 840,000 \\\hline \text { Cost of goods sold } & 518,880 & 571,200 \\\hline \text { Gross profit } & \$ 217,120 & \$ 268,800 \\\hline \text { Operating expenses } & 104,800 & 130,000 \\\hline \text { Net income } & \$ 112,320 & \$ 138,800 \\\hline\end{array} What are the costs of goods sold in common-size percents for 2010 and 2011,respectively?

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2011 = \[\frac { \$ 518,880 } { 736,000 } \times 100 =\] 70.5% 2010 = \(\frac { \$ 571,200 } { \$ 840,000 } \times 100 =\) 68.0%

Profitability is the ability to generate positive market expectations.

A) True
B) False

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Financial statements with data for two or more successive accounting periods placed in columns side by side,sometimes with changes shown in dollar amounts and percents,are referred to as:


A) Period-to-period statements
B) Controlling statements
C) Successive statements
D) Comparative statements
E) Serial statements

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

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Calculate the percent increases for each of the following selected balance sheet items. 20112010 Cash $569$448 Accounts receivable 2,2342,337 Merchardise irveritory 1,0621,071 Plant assets 2,4322,138 Bonds payable 1,1641,666 Equity 2,7772,894\begin{array} { | l | r | r | } \hline & \underline { 2011 } & { \underline { 2010 } } \\\hline \text { Cash } & \$ 569 & \$4 4 8 \\\hline \text { Accounts receivable } & 2,234 & 2,337 \\\hline \text { Merchardise irveritory } & 1,062 & 1,071 \\\hline \text { Plant assets } & 2 , 4 3 2&2 , 1 3 8 \\\hline \text { Bonds payable } & 1,164 & 1,666 \\\hline \text { Equity } & 2 , 777 & 2 , 8 9 4 \\\hline\end{array}

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Current assets minus current liabilities is equal to:


A) Profit margin
B) Financial leverage
C) Current ratio
D) Working capital
E) Quick assets

F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

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Current assets divided by current liabilities is equal to the:


A) Current ratio
B) Quick ratio
C) Debt ratio
D) Liquidity ratio
E) Solvency ratio

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

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The evaluation of company performance and financial condition includes evaluation of (1)past and current performance, (2)current financial position and (3)future performance and risk.

A) True
B) False

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Comparative financial statements in which each amount is expressed as a percentage of a base amount and in which the base amount is expressed as 100%,are called:


A) Comparative statements
B) Common-size comparative statements
C) General-purpose financial statements
D) Base line statements
E) Index statements

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

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The four building blocks of financial analysis are (1)____________________, (2)__________________________, (3)____________________ and (4)_____________________.

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Explain where each of the following items should appear in the financial statements of a corporation: (1)The accounting department discovered that an entry was made last year to Prepaid Insurance instead of to Insurance Expense.The after-tax effect of the charge to Prepaid Insurance was $11,000. (2)One of the company's plants was destroyed by an earthquake.The area has never reported an earthquake.The amount of the loss,net of tax,was $850,000.

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(1)This is an error that should be reported as a prior period adjustment.Accordingly,it should be reported in the statement of retained earnings,net of taxes,as a reduction from the beginning retained earnings balance. (2)This loss is both unusual and infrequent.Accordingly,it should be reported on the income statement as an extraordinary item.

Financial reporting refers to:


A) The application of analytical tools to general-purpose financial statements
B) The communication of relevant financial information to decision makers
C) Financial statements only
D) Ratio analysis
E) Profitability

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

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The current ratio is calculated as current liabilities divided by current assets.

A) True
B) False

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A company had a market price of $37.50 per share,earnings per share of $1.25 and dividends per share of $0.40.Its price-earnings ratio is equal to:


A) 3.1
B) 30.0
C) 93.8
D) 32.0
E) 3.3

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

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Selected comparative income statement amounts for a company are shown below.Using 2010 as the base year for a horizontal analysis,compute the account with the most significant change. 20102011 Sales $400,000$520,000 General and Administrative Expenses $27,000$29,700 Interest Expense $1,000$1,700 Miscellaneous Expense $100$200\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline&2010&2011\\\hline \text { Sales } & \$ 400,000 & \$ 520,000 \\\hline \text { General and Administrative Expenses } & \$ 27,000 & \$ 29,700 \\\hline \text { Interest Expense } & \$ 1,000 & \$ 1,700 \\\hline \text { Miscellaneous Expense } & \$ 100 & \$ 200\\\hline \end{array}


A) Sales
B) General and Administrative Expenses
C) Interest Expense
D) Miscellaneous Expense
E) Cannot be determined from the given data

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

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Simple Simon's balance sheet and income statement accounts follow:  At December 31201120102009 Assets  Cash $30,872$36,086$37,974 Accounts receivable, net 89,47663,15150,632 Merchandise inventory 112,49983,45054,467 Prepaid expenses 9,9429,4734,219 Plant assets, net 291,143268,126244,108 Total assets $533,932$460,286$391,400 Liabilities and Equity  Accounts payable $130,290$76,233$50,632 Long-term notes payable secured by 98,372103,748107,769 mortgages on plant assets 142,500132,500102,500 Common stock, $10 par value 182,770147,805130,499 Total liabilities and equity $533.932$460,286$391,400\begin{array}{lrrr}\text { At December } 31&2011&2010&2009\\\text { Assets }\\\text { Cash } & \$ 30,872 & \$ 36,086 & \$ 37,974 \\\hline \text { Accounts receivable, net } & 89,476 & 63,151 & 50,632 \\\hline \text { Merchandise inventory } & 112,499 & 83,450 & 54,467 \\\hline \text { Prepaid expenses } & 9,942 & 9,473 & 4,219 \\\hline \text { Plant assets, net } & 291,143 & 268,126 & 244,108 \\\text { Total assets } & \$ 533,932 & \$ 460,286 & \$ 391,400\\\text { Liabilities and Equity }\\\text { Accounts payable } & \$ 130,290 & \$ 76,233 & \$ 50,632 \\\hline \text { Long-term notes payable secured by } & 98,372 & 103,748 & 107,769 \\\text { mortgages on plant assets } & 142,500 & 132,500 & 102,500 \\\hline \text { Common stock, } \$ 10 \text { par value } & 182,770 & 147,805 & 130,499\\\text { Total liabilities and equity }&\$533.932&\$460,286&\$391,400\end{array}  Simple Simon's balance sheet and income statement accounts follow:  \begin{array}{lrrr}\text { At December } 31&2011&2010&2009\\ \text { Assets }\\ \text { Cash } & \$ 30,872 & \$ 36,086 & \$ 37,974 \\ \hline \text { Accounts receivable, net } & 89,476 & 63,151 & 50,632 \\ \hline \text { Merchandise inventory } & 112,499 & 83,450 & 54,467 \\ \hline \text { Prepaid expenses } & 9,942 & 9,473 & 4,219 \\ \hline \text { Plant assets, net } & 291,143 & 268,126 & 244,108 \\ \text { Total assets } & \$ 533,932 & \$ 460,286 & \$ 391,400\\ \text { Liabilities and Equity }\\ \text { Accounts payable } & \$ 130,290 & \$ 76,233 & \$ 50,632 \\ \hline \text { Long-term notes payable secured by } & 98,372 & 103,748 & 107,769 \\ \text { mortgages on plant assets } & 142,500 & 132,500 & 102,500 \\ \hline \text { Common stock, } \$ 10 \text { par value } & 182,770 & 147,805 & 130,499\\ \text { Total liabilities and equity }&\$533.932&\$460,286&\$391,400 \end{array}    What is Simple Simon's profit margin ratio for 2011? A) 65% B) 12% C) 3.7% D) 5.9% E) 5.0% What is Simple Simon's profit margin ratio for 2011?


A) 65%
B) 12%
C) 3.7%
D) 5.9%
E) 5.0%

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

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