Which of the Following May Reduce the Effectiveness of Ratio

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which of the following may reduce the effectiveness of ratio analysis?

• A) Highly diversified companies may have activities that obscure trends that may appear more clearly in single function companies.
• B) Management may use window dressing at the end of the year to improve apparent performance.
• C) Companies in the same industry may use different accounting practices which may indicate differing levels of performance that don't really exist.
• D) Book values may not be comparable from company to company because of the age of the asset, inflation, etc.
• E) All of the above can reduce the effectiveness of ratio analysis.

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