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A firm has 160,000 shares of stock outstanding, sales of $1.94 million, net income of $126,400, a price-earnings ratio of 18.7, and a book value per share of $9.12. What is the market-to-book ratio?


A) 1.62
B) 1.84
C) 2.23
D) 2.45
E) 2.57

F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Tobin's Q relates the market value of a firm's assets to which one of the following?


A) initial cost of creating the firm
B) current book value of the firm
C) average asset value of similar firms
D) average market value of similar firms
E) today's cost to duplicate those assets

F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

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It is commonly recommended that the managers of a firm compare the performance of their firm to that of its peers. Increasingly, this is becoming a more difficult task. Explain some of the reasons why comparisons of this type can frequently be either difficult to perform or produce misleading results.

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Townsend Enterprises has a PEG ratio of 5.3, net income of $49,200, a price-earnings ratio of 17.6, and a profit margin of 7.1 percent. What is the earnings growth rate?


A) 0.33 percent
B) 1.06 percent
C) 3.32 percent
D) 5.30 percent
E) 10.60 percent

F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Uptown Men's Wear has accounts payable of $2,214, inventory of $7,950, cash of $1,263, fixed assets of $8,400, accounts receivable of $3,907, and long-term debt of $4,200. What is the value of the net working capital to total assets ratio?


A) 0.31
B) 0.42
C) 0.47
D) 0.51
E) 0.56

F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

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On a common-size balance sheet all accounts are expressed as a percentage of:


A) sales for the period.
B) the base year sales.
C) total equity for the base year.
D) total assets for the current year.
E) total assets for the base year.

F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

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What is the return on equity for 2012? (Use 2012 values)


A) 15.29 percent
B) 16.46 percent
C) 17.38 percent
D) 18.02 percent
E) 18.12 percent

F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

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Which one of the following is a source of cash?


A) increase in accounts receivable
B) decrease in common stock
C) decrease in long-term debt
D) decrease in accounts payable
E) decrease in inventory

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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The Home Supply Co. has a current accounts receivable balance of $300,000. Credit sales for the year just ended were $1,830,000. How many days on average did it take for credit customers to pay off their accounts during this past year?


A) 54.29 days
B) 56.01 days
C) 57.50 days
D) 59.84 days
E) 61.00 days

F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

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The formula which breaks down the return on equity into three component parts is referred to as which one of the following?


A) equity equation
B) profitability determinant
C) SIC formula
D) Du Pont identity
E) equity performance formula

F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

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Dandelion Fields has a Tobin's Q of .96. The replacement cost of the firm's assets is $225,000 and the market value of the firm's debt is $109,000. The firm has 20,000 shares of stock outstanding and a book value per share of $2.09. What is the market to book ratio?


A) 2.56 times
B) 3.18 times
C) 3.54 times
D) 4.01 times
E) 4.20 times

F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

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Ratios that measure a firm's financial leverage are known as _____ ratios.


A) asset management
B) long-term solvency
C) short-term solvency
D) profitability
E) book value

F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

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If a firm produces a twelve percent return on assets and also a twelve percent return on equity, then the firm:


A) may have short-term, but not long-term debt.
B) is using its assets as efficiently as possible.
C) has no net working capital.
D) has a debt-equity ratio of 1.0.
E) has an equity multiplier of 1.0.

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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The Purple Martin has annual sales of $687,400, total debt of $210,000, total equity of $365,000, and a profit margin of 5.20 percent. What is the return on assets?


A) 6.22 percent
B) 6.48 percent
C) 7.02 percent
D) 7.78 percent
E) 9.79 percent

F) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

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The Du Pont identity can be used to help managers answer which of the following questions related to a firm's operations? I. How many sales dollars has the firm generated per each dollar of assets? II. How many dollars of assets has a firm acquired per each dollar in shareholders' equity? III. How much net profit is a firm generating per dollar of sales? IV. Does the firm have the ability to meet its debt obligations in a timely manner?


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

F) All of the above
G) B) and C)

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The Flower Shoppe has accounts receivable of $3,709, inventory of $4,407, sales of $218,640, and cost of goods sold of $167,306. How many days does it take the firm to both sell its inventory and collect the payment on the sale assuming that all sales are on credit?


A) 14.67 days
B) 15.81 days
C) 16.23 days
D) 17.18 days
E) 17.47 days

F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

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An increase in which of the following will increase the return on equity, all else constant? I. sales II. net income III. depreciation IV. total equity


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

F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

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What is the quick ratio for 2012?


A) 0.56
B) 0.60
C) 1.32
D) 1.67
E) 1.79

F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Lassiter Industries has annual sales of $220,000 with 10,000 shares of stock outstanding. The firm has a profit margin of 7.5 percent and a price-sales ratio of 1.20. What is the firm's price-earnings ratio?


A) 14
B) 16
C) 18
D) 20
E) 22

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Canine Supply has sales of $2,200, total assets of $1,400, and a debt-equity ratio of 0.3. Its return on equity is 15 percent. What is the net income?


A) $138.16
B) $141.41
C) $152.09
D) $156.67
E) $161.54

F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

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