Why Is It More Efficient to Perform Calculations Within a Query

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Essay

Why is it more efficient to perform calculations within a query than to retrieve the individual values and perform the calculation on the client machine? Provide an example.

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Definitions:

Return on Equity

A measure of a corporation’s profitability that reveals how much profit a company generates with the money shareholders have invested.

Return on Assets

A financial ratio that measures the profitability of a company in relation to its total assets, indicating how efficiently a company uses its assets to generate profit.

Inventory Sold

The cost of goods that have been sold from the inventory over a specific period, which is used to calculate the cost of goods sold.

Cash Coverage Ratio

A financial metric that measures a company's ability to cover its debt obligations with its cash and cash equivalents.