Question : Which ratios provide information critical to the firm's long-term operation?
Option 1: Profitability
Option 2: Solvency
Option 3: Activity
Option 4: Liquidity
Correct Answer: Solvency
Solution : One statistic used to evaluate a company's capacity to repay its long-term financial obligations is the solvency ratio. It evaluates the ratio of a company's total debt commitments to its after-tax income, excluding non-cash depreciation charges. For the long-term operation of the company, these ratios offer the crucial information. Hence option 2 is the correct answer.
Question : With respect to the liquidity Ratio, which of the following statements is incorrect?
Option 1: “Liquidity” refers to the ability of the firm to meet its current liabilities.
Option 2: Liquidity is the ease with which assets may be converted into cash without loss.
Option 3: The liquidity ratios are also called 'long-term Solvency Ratios'.
Option 4: Short-term trade payables of the firm are primarily interested in the liquidity ratios of the firm.
Question : The following groups of ratios primarily measure risk:
Option 1: Liquidity, activity and profitability
Option 2: Liquidity, activity and debt
Option 3: Liquidity, debt and profitability
Option 4: Liquidity, activity and common stock
Question : Which of the following answers is correct? A: The average collection period can be used to assess credit and collection policies. B: The solvency ratios provide critical information for the firm's long-term operation.
Option 1: Option A
Option 2: Option B
Option 3: Both of the above
Option 4: None of the above
Question : Which of the following is not the objective of Ratio Analysis?
Option 1: Calculate profit and loss of the business
Option 2: To provide deeper analysis of the liquidity, solvency, activity and profitability of the business.
Option 3: To provide information for making time-series analysis, i.e., for making comparison of a firm’s present ratios with its past ratios.
Option 4: To provide information useful for making estimates and preparing the plans for the future
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