Match the Following

question 174

Short Answer

Match the following:
A) vertical analysis
B) rate of return on net sales
C) long-term solvency
D) common-size statement
E) rate of return on common shareholders' equity
F) current ratio
G) dividend yield
H) book value per common share
I) debt ratio
J) short-term liquidity
K) accounts receivable turnover
L) acid-test ratio
M) horizontal analysis
N) working capital
O) day's sales in receivables
P) times-interest-earned ratio
Q) inventory turnover
R) price/earnings ratio
S) benchmarking
-Net income minus preferred dividends,divided by average common shareholders' equity; a measure of profitability

• A) vertical analysis
• B) rate of return on net sales
• C) long-term solvency
• D) common-size statement
• E) rate of return on common shareholders' equity
• F) current ratio
• G) dividend yield
• H) book value per common share
• I) debt ratio
• J) short-term liquidity
• K) accounts receivable turnover
• L) acid-test ratio
• M) horizontal analysis
• N) working capital
• O) day's sales in receivables
• P) times-interest-earned ratio
• Q) inventory turnover
• R) price/earnings ratio
• S) benchmarking
• -Net income minus preferred dividends,divided by average common shareholders' equity; a measure of profitability

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Definitions:

Trial Balance Totals

The cumulative sum of all debits and credits in a trial balance, which should equal to ensure the ledger is balanced.

Normal Balances

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