Return on Assets Measures the Efficiency with Which Management

question 79

Multiple Choice

Return on assets measures the efficiency with which management:

• A) Generates earnings from the assets under its control, regardless of how these assets are financed.
• B) Generates earnings from the assets under its control, giving consideration to any costs of financing these assets.
• C) Generates cash from the assets under its control, regardless of accrual-based measures of profitability.
• D) Converts its current assets into cash.

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