The Analyst Should Be Careful When Conducting Ratio Analysis to Ensure

question 89

Multiple Choice

The analyst should be careful when conducting ratio analysis to ensure that

• A) the overall performance of the firm is not judged on a single ratio.
• B) the dates of the financial statements being compared are the same.
• C) audited statements are used.
• D) the same accounting procedures were used.
• E) all of the above.

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