Ratio analysis is an important component of evaluating company performance. It can provide great insights into how a company matches up againstitself over time and against other players within the industry.However, like many tools and techniques, ratio analysis has a few limitations and weaknesses.Which of the following statements represent a weakness or limitation of ratio analysis? Check all that apply.Different firms may use different accounting practices.A firm may operate in multiple industries.A firm's financial statements show only one period of financial data.

Which of the following statements represent a weakness or limitation of ratio analysis? Check all that apply. Different firms may use different accounting practices. A firm may operate in multiple industries. A firm's financial statements show only one period of financial data.

Which of the following statements represent a weakness or limitation of ratio analysis? Check all that apply. Different firms may use different accounting practices. A firm may operate in multiple industries. A firm's financial statements show only one period of financial data.

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Which of the following statements regarding a business segment is false? Multiple Choice A business segment's income for the period prior to the disposal and the gain or loss resulting from disposing of the segment's assets are reported separately. A business segment has assets, liabilities, and financial results of operations that can be separated from those of other parts of the company. A business segment is a part of a company that is separated by its products/services or by geographic location.
5.) For each definition, list the “ratio category (or grouping)” that is described by filling in the blanks from (a) to (f) and provide one example for each category or grouping. a) Determines a company’s ability to pay off short term obligations or debts as they come due. ________________________ b) Relates company’s internal performance to the external judgment of the marketplace in terms of what it is worth. ________________________ c) Identifies percentage of earnings paid out to shareholders and what is reinvested for internal growth. ________________________ d) Speed at which company turns over its inventory, receivables and long-term assets. ________________________ e) How a company is financed between debt [lenders] and equity [owners]. ________________________ f) Measures return on sales, assets and total capital. ________________________
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Which of the given options, is a limitation of financial reporting? (choose one answer only) a. financial reports can only provided all information needed by its primary users not other users b. financial reports are based on estimates and judgments rather that exact depiction c. financial reports can only provide information to help primary users estimate the value of the entity d. all of these are limitations of financial reporting
9. Technical analysts feel that financial accounting statements lack information, or report it in a way that makes comparisons difficult. Which of the following does not constitute a problem? a. Detailed information concerning sales and expenses by product line. b. Statements of change in financial position. c. Alternative ways of reporting expenses. d. Alternative ways of reporting assets and liabilities. e. The availability of psychological and nonquantitative variables.
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Which of the following is not one of the typical uses of financial ratios? a. Comparisons to a company’s historic values b. Comparison to benchmarksc. Comparison to competitors’ values d. Comparison to zero with positive values indicating desirable ratios and negative values indicating undesirable ratios.
1. Define comprehensive income. What are the ways companies can present comprehensive income? 2. How are discontinued operations reported in the income statement? 3. Explain the difference(s) between investments in equity securities classified as current assets versus those classified as long-term (noncurrent) assets? 4. A summary of the company's significant accounting policies is a required disclosure. Why is this disclosure important to external financial statement users? 5. Deferred revenues represent liabilities recorded when cash is received from customers in advance of providing a good or service. What adjusting journal entry is required at the end of a period to recognize the amount of deferred revenues that were recognized during the period?
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Which of the following statements pertaining to Accounting is correct? A. Accounting is a fixed science. B. The double-entry system of accounting has been used for centuries C. The objective of external financial statements is to communicate the economic effects only of completed transactions and other events in the entity for management decision-making D. General purpose financial statements were developed primarily because all outside party users have the same information needs
81) Inadequacies of the existing system of financial ratios signify a need for a different approach to monitoring business performance. Of the following statements, which is NOT a shortcoming of financial ratios? a) financial measures are lagging indicators of business performance. b) financial ratios have a short-term orientation and emphasize the cash flow rather than the processes that contribute to cash flow. c) Financial ratios focus equally on the stockholders as on the customers, suppliers and employees. d) A and B e) A and B and C
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