Why Would You or Why Wouldn't You Compare an Organization

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Essay

Why would you or why wouldn't you compare an organization like Ford Motor Company to the local car dealer "Johnson City Ford/Lincoln/Mercury" using vertical and horizontal analysis?

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values.

Budget Line

A graphical representation showing the combination of goods a consumer can purchase with a given income, based on the prices of those goods.

Expected Rate

Typically refers to the anticipated return or performance of an investment over a specific period.

Risk-Free Asset

An investment with a certain return and virtually no risk of financial loss.