Financial Ratio and Accounting Quiz
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Who uses financial ratios to assess a firm's financial health?

  • Customers of the firm
  • Competitors of the firm
  • Managers within a firm (correct)
  • Suppliers to the firm
  • What is the purpose of using financial ratios?

  • To determine the number of current shareholders
  • To calculate the market price of shares
  • To evaluate the overall financial condition of a corporation (correct)
  • To compare the earnings yield with bond yields
  • Why are some ratios usually quoted as percentages?

  • Because they are used by potential shareholders
  • Because it makes them easier to compare with bond yields
  • Because they are usually less than 1 (correct)
  • Because they are always greater than 1
  • What can be determined by taking the reciprocal of a ratio?

    <p>The earnings yield</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do financial analysts use financial ratios?

    <p>To compare strengths and weaknesses in various companies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do financial ratios state?

    <p>The relative magnitude of two selected numerical values from financial statements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who may use financial ratios to evaluate a firm's financial condition?

    <p>Managers within a firm, shareholders, and creditors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what form are some ratios usually quoted?

    <p>Percentage value</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does taking the reciprocal of a ratio do?

    <p>It expresses the same information in a more understandable way</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When can the reciprocal of a ratio be below 1?

    <p>When the original ratio is greater than 1</p> Signup and view all the answers

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