Match (by letter) the following items with the description or example that best fits. Each letter is used only once.Terms_____ 1. Vertical analysis._____ 2. Horizontal analysis._____ 3. Liquidity._____ 4. Solvency._____ 5. Discontinued operations._____ 6. Quality of earnings._____ 7. Conservative accounting practices._____ 8. Aggressive accounting practices.Descriptionsa. A company’s ability to pay its current liabilities.b. Accounting choices that result in reporting lower income, lower assets, and higher liabilities.c. Accounting choices that result in reporting higher income, higher assets, and lower liabilities.d. The ability of reported earnings to reflect the company’s true earnings as well as the usefulness of reported earnings to help investors predict future earnings.e. A tool to analyze trends in financial statement data for a single company over time.f. The sale or disposal of a significant component of a company’s operations.g. A means to express each item in a financial statement as a percentage of a base amount.h. A company’s ability to pay its long-term liabilities.
Match (by letter) the following items with the description or example that best fits. Each letter is used only once.
Terms
_____ 1. Vertical analysis.
_____ 2. Horizontal analysis.
_____ 3. Liquidity.
_____ 4. Solvency.
_____ 5. Discontinued operations.
_____ 6. Quality of earnings.
_____ 7. Conservative accounting practices.
_____ 8. Aggressive accounting practices.
Descriptions
a. A company’s ability to pay its current liabilities.
b. Accounting choices that result in reporting lower income, lower assets, and higher liabilities.
c. Accounting choices that result in reporting higher income, higher assets, and lower liabilities.
d. The ability of reported earnings to reflect the company’s true earnings as well as the usefulness of reported earnings to help investors predict future earnings.
e. A tool to analyze trends in financial statement data for a single company over time.
f. The sale or disposal of a significant component of a company’s operations.
g. A means to express each item in a financial statement as a percentage of a base amount.
h. A company’s ability to pay its long-term liabilities.
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