Rough Corporation's Total Assets at the End of Year 2

question 108

Multiple Choice

Rough Corporation's total assets at the end of Year 2 were $1,247,000 and at the end of Year 1 were $1,270,000. The company's total liabilities at the end of Year 2 were $512,000 and at the end of Year 1 were $550,000. The company's total stockholders' equity at the end of Year 2 was $735,000 and at the end of Year 1 was $720,000. The company's equity multiplier is closest to:

• A) 1.73
• B) 1.44
• C) 0.69
• D) 0.58

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Definitions:

Operating Expenses

The costs related to the day-to-day operations of a business, excluding the cost of goods sold.

Appropriate Code Letter

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Merchandise

Goods bought and sold by a business in the ordinary course of its trading activity.

Credit

An accounting entry that increases liabilities or equity or decreases assets, or an arrangement to receive cash, goods, or services now and pay for them in the future.