This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Finance > Accounting > Financial Statement Analysis > Financial Statement Analysis – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Financial Statement Analysis Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following organizations is least likely involved with enforcing compliance with financial reporting standards?. A) Financial Conduct Authority. B) SecCurities and Exchange Commission. C) International Accounting Standards Board?. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Financial Conduct Authority. 2. What is ratio analysis? A) Ratio analysis is a method of analyzing and interpreting non-financial data to evaluate a company's performance. B) Ratio analysis is a method of analyzing and interpreting financial statements to evaluate a company's marketing strategies. C) Ratio analysis is a method of analyzing and interpreting financial statements to evaluate a company's stock price. D) Ratio analysis is a method of analyzing and interpreting financial statements to evaluate a company's performance and financial health. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ratio analysis is a method of analyzing and interpreting financial statements to evaluate a company's performance and financial health. 3. Below are all the components of financial statements except: A) Statement of financial position. B) Statement of debt. C) Statement of comprehensive income. D) Statement of cash flow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Statement of debt. 4. In the Cash Flow Statement, net cash flow from the Operating Activities is negative. What could be the possible reasons for the same? A) The unit is growing very fast and its current assets requirement is increasing at a very high pace. B) Holding level of inventories has increased substantially. C) Abnormal delays are there in realisation of trade receivables. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 5. If inventory were determined in one period on one basis and in the next period on a different basis, the resulting inventory and profits would not be comparable from period to period A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Who will not be considered as Related Party for a Company? A) Lenders / Financers. B) Buyers or Suppliers. C) Government Departments. D) All above are not considered as Related Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All above are not considered as Related Party. 7. Market value ratios indicate A) Whether the firm is profitable. B) How highly the firm is valued by investors . C) Whether the firm is liquid. D) Whether the firm is using its asset productively. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How highly the firm is valued by investors . 8. Working Capital formula? A) Current assets-current liabilities. B) Current assets-non current liabilities. C) Stock +prepaid expense. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Current assets-current liabilities. 9. A Company's liquid assets are Rs.5, 00, 000 and its current liabilities are Rs.3, 00, 000. Thereafter, it paid Rs.1, 00, 000 to its trade payables. Quick ratio will be: A) 1.67:1. B) 2.5:1. C) 1.33:1. D) 2:1. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2:1. 10. A company having earnings per share of $ 5.67 is more profitable than a ocmpany having earnings per share of $ 4.32 A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. If current liabilities are P100, 000 and current assets are P200, 000, what is the current ratio? A) 0.50. B) NOT IN THE CHOICES. C) 1.50. D) 2.00. E) 1.20. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2.00. 12. ..... is a summary of the profitability of the firm over a period of time, such as a year. A) The balance sheet. B) The income statement. C) The statement of cash flows. D) All of the options are correct. E) None of the options are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The income statement. 13. Return on total assets is the product of A) Interest rates and pre-tax profits. B) The debt-equity ratio and P/E ratio. C) The after-tax profit margin and the asset turnover ratio. D) Sales and fixed assets. E) None of the options are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The after-tax profit margin and the asset turnover ratio. 14. What is the difference between Current Tax and Deferred Tax? A) Current tax is the amount which is payable as per IT Act whereas deferred tax is the amount which arises due to timing difference and payable / recoverable in future. B) No difference, only a way of presentation of tax amount. C) Current tax is for current year and deferred tax is for income, estimated for future period. D) Current tax is payable by the unit whereas deferred tax is the amount, which the unit is not suppose to pay at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Current tax is the amount which is payable as per IT Act whereas deferred tax is the amount which arises due to timing difference and payable / recoverable in future. 15. Candy Corporation had pretax profits of RM1.2 million, an average tax rate of 34 percent, and it paid preferred stock dividends of RM50, 000. There were 100, 000 shares outstanding and no interest expense. What were Candy Corporation's earnings per share? A) RM4.52. B) RM7.42. C) RM3.91. D) RM7.59. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) RM7.42. 16. The ratio that gives the best indication of how effectively a business is earning a profit from its normal business operations is the A) Operating margin. B) Quick ratio. C) Debt ratio. D) Gross margin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Operating margin. 17. A firm, engaged in the manufacturing of Plastic Bottles, invested Rs. 35 lakh during FY 2015-16 in one of its associate concern. During FY 2017-18, the firm has received an income of Rs. 2.86 lakh from these investments. What should be the treatment of this income while preparing / validating the operating statement of the firm? A) The income generated from investment should be considered as Non-Operating Income. B) The income generated from investment should be considered as Operating Income. C) It should not be considered at all as it is not related to the core activity of the firm. D) It is already considered in the revenue generated by the firm, therefore no separate treatment is required. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The income generated from investment should be considered as Non-Operating Income. 18. The set of ratios that is most useful in evaluating solvency is A) Debt ratio, current ratio, and times interest earned. B) Debt ratio, times interest earned, and return on assets. C) Debt ratio, times interest earned, and quick ratio. D) Debt ratio, times interest earned, and cash flow to debt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Debt ratio, times interest earned, and cash flow to debt. 19. If you want to assess the profitability of a business, which ratio is the most appropriate? A) Return on assets. B) Return on equity. C) Return on capital. D) Net profit margin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Return on capital. 20. What are the different methods used in financial statement analysis? A) Qualitative analysis, quantitative analysis, regression analysis. B) Income statement analysis, balance sheet analysis, statement of cash flows analysis. C) Vertical analysis, horizontal analysis, cash flow analysis. D) Ratio analysis, trend analysis, comparative analysis, and common size analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ratio analysis, trend analysis, comparative analysis, and common size analysis. 21. Total equity divided by total assets A) Debt-to-equity ratio. B) Equity ratio. C) Equity-to-debt ratio. D) NOT IN THE CHOICES. E) Debt ratio. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Equity ratio. 22. You can get this information by reading financial reports, except A) Financial Position. B) When is Debt Due. C) Entity Cash Flows. D) Financial performance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When is Debt Due. 23. If at year end Cash is $ 5, 460, Accounts Receivable is $ 3, 505, Current Assets are $ 18, 475, and Current Liabilities are $ 18, 860; what is the current ratio? A) 0.45:1. B) 0.48:1. C) 0.98:1. D) 1.45:1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 0.98:1. 24. Comparisons of financial statements highlights the trend of the ..... of the business. A) Financial position. B) Performance. C) Profitability. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 25. Under which major head will the following be shown:(i) Share Capital; and (ii) Money Received Against Share Warrants? A) Shareholders Fund. B) Reserves and Surplus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shareholders Fund. 26. Which of the following would NOT be included as a liability in a corporate balance sheet? A) Accounts payable. B) Accumulated Depreciation. C) Bonds. D) Notes payable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accumulated Depreciation. 27. Investors are willing to pay a higher P/E ratio for growth stocks than for income stocks. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 28. Below are all the advantages of financial ratio except: A) Simplifies the comprehension of financial statements. B) Help in planning and forecasting. C) Adjusting cost of capital for different risk. D) Help in investment decision. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjusting cost of capital for different risk. 29. If Nico Corporation has cost of goods sold of RM300, 000 and inventory of RM30, 000, then the inventory turnover is ..... and the average age of inventory is ..... A) 36.0; 10. B) 36.5; 10. C) 10; 36.5. D) 10; 36.0. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 10; 36.5. 30. Return on assets measures the efficiency with which management A) Generates cash from the assets under its control, regardless of accrual-based measures of profitability. B) Converts its current assets into cash. C) Generates earnings from the assets under its control, regardless of how these assets are financed. D) Generates earnings from the assets under its control, giving consideration to any costs of financing these assets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Generates earnings from the assets under its control, regardless of how these assets are financed. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAccounting QuizzesFinance QuizzesFinancial Statement Analysis Quiz 1Financial Statement Analysis Quiz 2Financial Statement Analysis Quiz 3Financial Statement Analysis Quiz 4Financial Statement Analysis Quiz 5Financial Statement Analysis Quiz 6Financial Statement Analysis Quiz 7Financial Statement Analysis Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books