Question 1

The T-shirt Hut successfully managed to reduce its general and administrative costs this year.This cost improvement will increase which of the following ratios?
I.Profit margin
II.Return on assets
III.Total asset turnover
IV.Return on equity

Accepted Answer

A)  I and II only
B)  I and III only
C)  II, III, and IV only
D)  I, II, and IV only
E)  I, II, III, and IVF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 2

Which one of the following is the maximum growth rate that a firm can achieve without any additional external financing?

Accepted Answer

A)  DuPont rate
B)  External growth rate
C)  Sustainable growth rate
D)  Internal growth rate
E)  Cash flow rateF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

Wilson's Realty has total assets of $46,800,net fixed assets of $37,400,current liabilities of $6,100,and long-term liabilities of $24,600.What is the total debt ratio?

Accepted Answer

A)  0.41
B)  0.60
C)  0.66
D)  0.78
E)  0.86F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 4

Children's Place has a market-to-book ratio of 2.9,net income of $68,400,a book value per share of $37,and 45,000 shares of stock outstanding.What is the price-earnings ratio?

Accepted Answer

A)  24.34
B)  28.16
C)  55.10
D)  63.25
E)  70.59F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 5

Fred is the owner of a local feed store.Which one of the following ratios should he compute if he wants to know how long the store can pay its bills given the amount of cash the store currently has?

Accepted Answer

A)  Current ratio
B)  Debt ratio
C)  Cash coverage ratio
D)  Quick ratio
E)  Cash ratioF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 6

A firm has $42,900 in receivables and $211,800 in total assets.The total asset turnover rate is 1.40 and the profit margin is 5.2 percent.How long on average does it take the firm to collect its receivables?

Accepted Answer

A)  6.91 days
B)  9.45 days
C)  11.68 days
D)  31.25 days
E)  52.81 daysF) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 7

Which of the following will increase the sustainable rate of growth for a firm?
I.Decreasing the profit margin
II.Increasing the dividend payout ratio
III.Decreasing the capital intensity ratio
IV.Increasing the target debt-equity ratio

Accepted Answer

A)  I and II only
B)  III and IV only
C)  II and IV only
D)  I, III, and IV only
E)  I, II, III, and IVF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

Which one of the following is a measure of long-term solvency?

Accepted Answer

A)  Price-earnings ratio
B)  Profit margin
C)  Equity multiplier
D)  Receivables turnover
E)  Quick ratioF) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 9

Last year,a firm earned $31,200 in net income on sales of $217,600.The company paid $8,500 in dividends.What is the dividend payout ratio?

Accepted Answer

A)  3.45 percent
B)  4.71 percent
C)  16.25 percent
D)  22.85 percent
E)  27.24 percentF) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 10

Earth Fare Foods has total assets of $229,800,net fixed assets of $71,500,long-term debt of $52,000,and total debt of $78,700.If inventory is $45,000,what is the current ratio?

Accepted Answer

A)  0.20
B)  0.46
C)  0.84
D)  1.18
E)  5.93F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 11

The After Life has sales of $428,300,total assets of $389,100,and a profit margin of 7.2 percent.What is the return on assets?

Accepted Answer

A)  6.30 percent
B)  6.54 percent
C)  6.83 percent
D)  7.01 percent
E)  7.93 percentF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

Delmont Movers has a profit margin of 6.2 percent and net income of $48,900.What is the common-size percentage for the cost of goods sold if that expense amounted to $379,000 for the year?

Accepted Answer

A)  12.90 percent
B)  23.50 percent
C)  33.25 percent
D)  41.06 percent
E)  48.05 percentF) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

Freedom Health Centers has total equity of $861,300,sales of $1.48 million,and a profit margin of 5.2 percent.What is the return on equity?

Accepted Answer

A)  5.82 percent
B)  6.49 percent
C)  7.18 percent
D)  8.68 percent
E)  8.94 percentF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

The cash coverage ratio is used to evaluate the:

Accepted Answer

A)  liquidity of a firm.
B)  speed at which a firm generates cash.
C)  length of time that a firm can pay its bills if no additional cash becomes available.
D)  ability of a firm to pay the interest on its debt.
E)  relationship between the firm's cash balance and its current liabilities.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

A firm wishes to maintain an internal growth rate of 4.5 percent and a dividend payout ratio of 60 percent.The current profit margin is 7.5 percent and the firm uses no external financing sources.What must the total asset turnover be?

Accepted Answer

A)  0.98
B)  1.06
C)  1.21
D)  1.44
E)  1.59F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 16

Tessler Farms has a return on equity of 12.71 percent,a debt-equity ratio of 0.75,and a total asset turnover of 0.9.What is the return on assets?

Accepted Answer

A)  7.26 percent
B)  8.06 percent
C)  13.67 percent
D)  15.24 percent
E)  17.41 percentF) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 17

A firm has net income of $31,300,depreciation of $5,100,taxes of $14,600,and interest paid of $3,100.What is the cash coverage ratio?

Accepted Answer

A)  8.78
B)  10.10
C)  14.14
D)  16.32
E)  17.45F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 18

Taylor,Inc.has sales of $11,898,total assets of $9,315,and a debt-equity ratio of 0.55.If its return on equity is 14 percent,what is its net income?

Accepted Answer

A)  $841.35
B)  $887.16
C)  $904.10
D)  $911.16
E)  $927.46F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 19

Use the following financial information to answer this question.   What are the values of the three components of the DuPont identity? Use ending balance sheet values.

Accepted Answer

A)  0.15; 1.02; 0.35
B)  0.15; 2.02; 0.35
C)  0.15; 0.98; 2.86
D)  0.16; 0.98; 0.35
E)  0.16; 1.02; 2.86F) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 20

Which one of the following best indicates a firm is utilizing its assets more efficiently than it has in the past?

Accepted Answer

A)  Decrease in the total asset turnover
B)  Decrease in the capital intensity ratio
C)  Increase in days' sales in receivables
D)  Decrease in the profit margin
E)  Decrease in the inventory turnover rateF) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

Exam 3: Working With Financial Statements

Fred is the owner of a local feed store.Which one of the following ratios should he compute if he wants to know how long the store can pay its bills given the amount of cash the store currently has?

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Taylor,Inc.has sales of $11,898,total assets of $9,315,and a debt-equity ratio of 0.55.If its return on equity is 14 percent,what is its net income?

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Which one of the following is the maximum growth rate that a firm can achieve without any additional external financing?

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Freedom Health Centers has total equity of $861,300,sales of $1.48 million,and a profit margin of 5.2 percent.What is the return on equity?

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A firm has net income of $31,300,depreciation of $5,100,taxes of $14,600,and interest paid of $3,100.What is the cash coverage ratio?

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Last year,a firm earned $31,200 in net income on sales of $217,600.The company paid $8,500 in dividends.What is the dividend payout ratio?

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Which one of the following is a measure of long-term solvency?

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Which of the following will increase the sustainable rate of growth for a firm? I.Decreasing the profit margin II.Increasing the dividend payout ratio III.Decreasing the capital intensity ratio IV.Increasing the target debt-equity ratio

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The T-shirt Hut successfully managed to reduce its general and administrative costs this year.This cost improvement will increase which of the following ratios? I.Profit margin II.Return on assets III.Total asset turnover IV.Return on equity

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The cash coverage ratio is used to evaluate the:

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A firm wishes to maintain an internal growth rate of 4.5 percent and a dividend payout ratio of 60 percent.The current profit margin is 7.5 percent and the firm uses no external financing sources.What must the total asset turnover be?

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Delmont Movers has a profit margin of 6.2 percent and net income of $48,900.What is the common-size percentage for the cost of goods sold if that expense amounted to $379,000 for the year?

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A firm has $42,900 in receivables and $211,800 in total assets.The total asset turnover rate is 1.40 and the profit margin is 5.2 percent.How long on average does it take the firm to collect its receivables?

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Which one of the following best indicates a firm is utilizing its assets more efficiently than it has in the past?

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Earth Fare Foods has total assets of $229,800,net fixed assets of $71,500,long-term debt of $52,000,and total debt of $78,700.If inventory is $45,000,what is the current ratio?

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The After Life has sales of $428,300,total assets of $389,100,and a profit margin of 7.2 percent.What is the return on assets?

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Use the following financial information to answer this question. What are the values of the three components of the DuPont identity? Use ending balance sheet values.

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Wilson's Realty has total assets of $46,800,net fixed assets of $37,400,current liabilities of $6,100,and long-term liabilities of $24,600.What is the total debt ratio?

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Children's Place has a market-to-book ratio of 2.9,net income of $68,400,a book value per share of $37,and 45,000 shares of stock outstanding.What is the price-earnings ratio?

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Tessler Farms has a return on equity of 12.71 percent,a debt-equity ratio of 0.75,and a total asset turnover of 0.9.What is the return on assets?

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