If You Wanted to Evaluate the Financial Condition of Target

question 162

Multiple Choice

If you wanted to evaluate the financial condition of Target Stores,a leading discount chain,you would most likely compare its financial ratios to ____ ratios.

• A) Walmart's
• B) JCPenney's
• C) General Electric's
• D) small retailer industry's average
• E) Target in future years

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