The Corner Hardware has succeeded in increasing the amount of goods it sells while holding the amount of inventory on hand at a constant level. Assume that both the cost per unit and the selling price per unit also remained constant. This accomplishment will be reflected in the firm’s financial ratios in which one of the following ways?

  • decrease in the day's sales in inventory

Jasper United had sales of $21,000 in 2008 and $24,000 in 2009. The firm’s current accounts remained constant. Given this information, which one of the following statements must be true?

  • The net working capital turnover rate increased.

The cash coverage ratio directly measures the ability of a firm’s revenues to meet which one of its following obligations?

  • payment of interest to a lender
Which one of the following statements is correct?
  • An increase in the depreciation expense will not affect the cash coverage ratio.

Over the past year, the quick ratio for a firm increased while the current ratio remained constant. Given this information, which one of the following must have occurred? Assume all ratios have positive values.

  • inventory decreased

A firm has an interval measure of 48. This means that the firm has sufficient liquid assets to do which one of the following?

  • cover its operating costs for the next 48 days

A supplier, who requires payment within ten days, should be most concerned with which one of the following ratios when granting credit?

  • cash
An increase in which one of the following will increase a firm’s quick ratio without affecting its cash ratio?
  • accounts receivable

An increase in current liabilities will have which one of the following effects, all else held constant? Assume all ratios have positive values.

  • decrease in the quick ratio

A firm uses 2008 as the base year for its financial statements. The common-size, base-year statement for 2009 has an inventory value of 1.08. This is interpreted to mean that the 2009 inventory is equal to 108 percent of which one of the following?

  • 2008 inventory expressed as a percent of 2008 total assets

On a common-base year financial statement, accounts receivables will be expressed relative to which one of the following?

  • base-year accounts receivables
According to the Statement of Cash Flows, an increase in interest expense will ____ the cash flow from ____ activities.
  • decrease; operating

According to the Statement of Cash Flows, a decrease in accounts receivable will _____ the cash flow from _____ activities.

  • increase; operating