Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) The most common valuation multiple is the price-earnings ratio.
• B) You should be willing to pay proportionally more for a stock with lower current earnings.
• C) A firm's price-earnings ratio is equal to the share price divided by its earnings per share.
• D) The intuition behind the use of the price-earnings ratio is that when you buy a stock, you are in a sense buying the rights to the firm's future earnings, and differences in the scale of firms' earnings are likely to persist.

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Definitions:

Allowance Method

An accounting technique that estimates uncollectible accounts receivable to record bad debts expense, reflecting more accurate accounts.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

A contra-asset account that represents the estimated amount of accounts receivable which may not be collected.

Estimated Realizable Value

The anticipated amount of money that an asset is expected to bring upon sale or disposition, after accounting for costs of sale or disposal.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are amounts owed to a company by its customers for goods or services delivered on credit but not yet paid for.