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
The U.S. government coding system that classifies a firm by the nature of its business operations is known as the:
  • Standard Industrial Classification code.
The formula which breaks down the return on equity into three component parts is referred to as which one of the following?
  • Du Point identity
Relationships determined from a firm’s financial information and used for comparison purposes are known as:
  • financial ratios.

Which one of the following standardizes items on the income statement and balance sheet relative to their values as of a common point in time?

  • common-base year statement

A common-size income statement is an accounting statement that expresses all of a firm’s expenses as percentage of:

  • sales.

During 2009, RIT Corp. had sales of $565,600. Costs of goods sold, administrative and selling expenses, and depreciation expenses were $476,000, $58,800, and $58,800, respectively. In addition, the company had an interest expense of $112,000 and a tax rate of 32 percent. What is the operating cash flow for 2009? Ignore any tax loss carry-back or carry-forward provisions.

  • $30,800

Dee Dee’s Marina is obligated to pay its creditors $6,400 today. The firm’s assets have a current market value of $5,900. What is the current market value of the shareholders’ equity?

  • $0

Suppose you are given the following information for Bayside Bakery: sales = $30,000; costs = $15,000; addition to retained earnings = $4,221; dividends paid = $469; interest expense = $1,300; tax rate = 30 percent. What is the amount of the depreciation expense?

  • $7,000

The 2008 balance sheet of The Sports Store showed $800,000 in the common stock account and $6.7 million in the additional paid-in surplus account. The 2009 balance sheet showed $872,000 and $8 million in the same two accounts, respectively. The company paid out $600,000 in cash dividends during 2009. What is the cash flow to stockholders for 2009?

  • -$772,000