Compared with Sales Analysis, PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS

question 114

Multiple Choice

Compared with sales analysis, PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS:

• A) shows which customers should be dropped.
• B) looks for exceptions or variations from planned performance.
• C) does not do as much comparing against standards.
• D) shows how to improve performance.
• E) All of these are correct.

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Definitions:

Earnings Per Share

A financial metric that calculates the portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock, indicating the company's profitability.

Stock Repurchase

A transaction in which a company buys back its own shares from the market, often to increase the value of remaining shares by reducing the supply.

Excess Cash

Funds that exceed the normal operating needs of a company, potentially available for investment or distribution to shareholders.

Net Income

The total profit of a company after all expenses and taxes have been subtracted from its total revenue.