Financial Analysis and Limitations Quiz

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How can the current ratio be improved near the end of the year?

  • Delaying payments to suppliers
  • Increasing long-term debt
  • Paying off short-term debt using cash (correct)
  • Investing in long-term assets

Why may year-end data not be typical of the entity's position during the year?

  • Transactions near year-end aimed at improving ratios
  • Lack of disclosure in financial reports
  • Exclusion of one-off items in financial reports
  • Low activity at financial year-end affecting account balances (correct)

What might inhibit the extent of analysis in general purpose financial reports?

  • Comparability between entities
  • Lack of disclosure in financial reports (correct)
  • One-off items in profit statements
  • Modifications in accompanying documents

Why might analysts choose to exclude one-off items from financial ratios?

<p>To determine trends accurately (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What factor may hinder the comparability between competing entities in financial analysis?

<p>Use of different accounting methods (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In financial analysis, why might management enter into certain types of transactions near the end of the year?

<p>To improve certain ratios calculated at year-end. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor may distort the representation of account balances like receivables, payables, and inventories at year-end?

<p>Low point of activity in the operating cycle coinciding with the financial year-end. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do many analysts exclude one-off or non-recurring items from financial ratios?

<p>To accurately assess trends in business efficiency. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What may be subject to modifications, supplementations, and qualifications expressed in accompanying documents in general purpose financial reports?

<p>The information provided in directors' and auditors' reports. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What factor hinders comparability between competing entities in financial analysis?

<p>Size and diversification of product lines. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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