Loose Leaf for Financial Accounting: Information for Decisions
Loose Leaf for Financial Accounting: Information for Decisions
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ISBN: 9781260158762
Author: John J Wild
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 13, Problem 6QS
Summary Introduction

Concept Introduction:

Financial statements like income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows are used to perform the financial analysis. Financial statement analysis is done with the help of ratios. These ratios are categorized under different categories like liquidity ratios, solvency ratios, profitability ratios, etc.

To indicate:if the change in ratio is favorable or not.

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