Q 1.    Ratio Analysis is the process of identifying the financial strengths and weaknesses of the enterprise by logically establishing relationship between the items of Balance Sheet or Income Statement or both and interpreting the results there of in order to derive meaningful conclusions. In view of the requirement of various users (e.g., Short-term Creditors, Long-term Creditors, Management & Investors) of the ratios, one may classify ratios into the following four groups: a) Liquidity Ratios b) Solvency Ratios c) Activity Ratios d) Profitability Ratios You are required to pick any two from the aforementioned groups and discuss the various ratios calculated under these along with the purpose or objective of calculation of the individual ratios you are alluding to.

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Q 1.    Ratio Analysis is the process of identifying the financial strengths and weaknesses of the enterprise by logically establishing relationship between the items of Balance Sheet or Income Statement or both and interpreting the results there of in order to derive meaningful conclusions.

In view of the requirement of various users (e.g., Short-term Creditors, Long-term Creditors, Management & Investors) of the ratios, one may classify ratios into the following four groups:

  1. a) Liquidity Ratios
  2. b) Solvency Ratios
  3. c) Activity Ratios
  4. d) Profitability Ratios

You are required to pick any two from the aforementioned groups and discuss the various ratios calculated under these along with the purpose or objective of calculation of the individual ratios you are alluding to. 

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