Match Each Term with the Appropriate Definition

question 76

Multiple Choice

Match each term with the appropriate definition.Not all definitions will be used.
-Common-Size Financial Statements

• A)The practice of reporting information in percentages rather than monetary amounts.
• B)A nonrecurring item on the income statement that reflects gains and losses associated with extraordinary events.
• C)Another name for a trend analysis.
• D)An increase in an asset or a decrease in a liability that results from peripheral activities.
• E)A section of the annual report that can be used in interpreting the results of financial statement analysis.
• F)The ratio calculated by dividing the price of a share of stock by the earnings per share.
• G)After-tax earnings adjusted for gains and losses that may disappear before they are realized.
• H)A nonrecurring item associated with abandoning or selling an operation.
• I)The practice of reporting accounting data in the national monetary unit.
• J)Also known as ratio analysis.
• K)The ratio calculated by dividing the net income by the number of common shares outstanding.
• L)The earnings of a company after taxes.

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Definitions:

Convenience Sample

A sampling technique where participants are selected based on their easy accessibility and proximity to the researcher.

Experiment

A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact by controlling and varying variables.

Random Sampling

A method of selecting a sample from a statistical population in such a way that every possible sample has an equal chance of being chosen.

Convenience Sampling

A sampling technique where participants are selected based on their easy availability and proximity to the researcher.