Comparative Financial Statements in Which Each Individual Financial Statement Amount

question 50

Multiple Choice

Comparative financial statements in which each individual financial statement amount is expressed as a percentage of a base amount are called:

• A) Asset comparative statements.
• B) Percentage comparative statements.
• C) Common-size comparative statements.
• D) Sales comparative statements.
• E) General-purpose financial statements.

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Definitions:

Market Value

Market value is the amount for which something can be sold in a given market at a particular time.

Redemption Value

The price per share a corporation pays to redeem or retire capital stock.

Preferred Stock

Class of capital stock that has preference to a corporation’s profits and assets.

Book Value

The net value of an asset according to its balance sheet account balance, taking into account the cost of the asset minus accumulated depreciation.