A Knowledge-Management System

question 144

Multiple Choice

A knowledge-management system

• A)helps companies limit the amount of information employees store on the network.
• B)enables organizations to test employees periodically to ensure they are doing adequate research.
• C)is a centralized database of experiences and insights of employees throughout an organization.
• D)is a tool for creating a bibliography when writing long reports.

Understand and apply generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to segment reporting.

Calculate and interpret financial ratios such as price/earnings ratio, dividend yield, profit margin, return on total assets, current ratio, inventory turnover, and debt ratio.

Understand the procedures for preparing interim financial reports and how they differ from annual reports.

Understand and apply the management approach to identify reportable operating segments.

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Definitions:

Payout Ratio

The percentage of earnings paid to stockholders in dividends.

Tax Implications

The effects that various financial decisions and actions have on the amount of tax an individual or business owes to the government.

Proportionate Ownership

The share of ownership in a company or property based on the percentage of shares or units held relative to the total outstanding.

Shareholder's Wealth

The value of a company to its shareholders, often measured by the price of its shares multiplied by the number of shares outstanding.