What does a higher total asset turnover ratio indicate?

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Lower efficiency
Greater efficiency
Higher debt

Answer: Greater efficiency

 

Why might Our Play’s fixed asset turnover be lower than Like Games’s?

Answer Choices:
Our Play has higher sales
Our Play is a newer company with newer assets
Our Play has less debt

Answer: Our Play is a newer company with newer assets

 

Franklin Aerospace is holding how much inventory relative to the industry?

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More inventory per dollar of sales
Less inventory per dollar of sales

Answer: More inventory per dollar of sales

 

Between Like Games and Our Play, who collects cash faster?

Answer Choices:
Like Games
Our Play
Both are equally fast

Answer: Like Games

 

A company with one key customer is considered:

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Less risky
More risky

Answer: More risky

 

Which of the following asset classes is generally considered to be the least liquid?

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Cash
Accounts receivable
Inventories

Answer: Inventories

 

A current ratio of 1 indicates what?

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The book value of the company’s current assets is equal to the book value of its current liabilities
The company has no short-term obligations
The company is highly liquid

Answer: The book value of the company’s current assets is equal to the book value of its current liabilities

 

A trend analysis compares:

Answer Choices:
One company to others
Company’s ratios over time
Ratios by product

Answer: Company’s ratios over time

 

What does declining inventory turnover often indicate?

Answer Choices:
Better inventory efficiency
Worse performance

Answer: Better inventory efficiency (if due to improved inventory system)

 

If a company has a quick ratio < 1 but current ratio > 1 and a large difference between the two, what does this indicate?

Answer Choices:
The company depends heavily on inventory to meet short-term obligations
The company is highly efficient
The company holds excess cash

Answer: The company depends heavily on inventory to meet short-term obligations