From a Lender's Point of View, a High Ratio of Debt

question 58

True/False

From a lender's point of view, a high ratio of debt to total assets is desirable.

Understand the impact of income on demand for normal and inferior goods.

Understand the components and utilization of the BCG portfolio planning model.

Identify specific strategies appropriate for each category (Dogs, Question Marks, Stars, Cash Cows) in the BCG Matrix.

Differentiate between various business growth strategies such as concentration, diversification (related and unrelated), integration (forward, backward, vertical), and retrenchment.

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Definitions:

Gross Margin

A company's total sales revenue minus its cost of goods sold, divided by the total sales revenue, expressed as a percentage.

Variable Costing

An accounting method that includes only variable production costs (materials, labor, and overhead) in product costs and treats fixed manufacturing overhead as an expense of the period.

Period Cost

Expenses that are not directly tied to production activity and are expensed in the period in which they are incurred.

Variable Costing

A technique in accounting that encompasses only costs that vary with production (including direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) in the pricing of products.