DATA ANALY ACCT + CONNECT LL
1st Edition
ISBN: 9781266167867
Author: RICHARDSON
Publisher: MCG/CREATE
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Chapter 7, Problem 5P
If ROA is considered a key KPI for a company, what would be an appropriate benchmark? The industry’s ROA? The average ROA for the company for the past five years? The competitors’ ROA?
- a. How will you know if the company is making progress?
- b. How might Data Analytics help with this?
- c. How often would you need a measure of ROA? Monthly? Quarterly? Annually?
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DATA ANALY ACCT + CONNECT LL
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