All of the Following Are Problems with Cross-Sectional Financial Analysis

question 38

Multiple Choice

All of the following are problems with cross-sectional financial analysis EXCEPT that

• A) an industry may be dominated by a few firms.
• B) annual reports sometimes do not disclose divisional financial data.
• C) many firms are conglomerates.
• D) it provides no basis for comparison to other firms.
• E) there may be no obvious firms to be used for comparison.

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