3) Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A) The calculation of the accounts receivable average collection period (ACP) would
generally produce a more realistic assessment of how a irm is managing its accounts
receivable if the analyst were to calculate the ACP for each month and average the results,
than if the analyst were to solely use the iscal year-end accounts receivable value.
B) If an analyst were to compare the inventory turnover of one irm to that of another, the
comparison can be distorted if the two irms use diferent methods of valuing ending
inventory.
C) Assume that two irms are in the same industry and one reports a higher debt ratio than
the other. We can safely say that the irm that has the highest debt ratio is the riskier of the
two irms.
D) A irm that has a current ratio that is signiicantly above the industry norm will, as a
direct consequence, also have a signiicantly better return on assets than if its current ratio
was below the industry norm.
E) All of the above statements are true.
Question Status: Previous edition
Objective: 4.5 Describe the limitations of inancial ratio analysis.
Keywords: inancial ratios
Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeof
4) Which of the following is a limitation related to the usage of ratios when reviewing a
irm’s performance?
A) Ratios reveal diferences in policy and performance between years.
B) Ratios can be used to compare irms that are in the same industry if one irm’s sales are
higher than another irm’s.
C) Financial ratios are designed for the use of creditors, not for managers.
D) Diferent accounting practices between irms can distort comparisons.
Question Status: New question
Objective: 4.5 Describe the limitations of inancial ratio analysis.
Keywords: inancial ratios
Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeof
5) A serious pitfall in the interpretation of inancial ratios arises when a company, whose
business is seasonal, ends its accounting year on March 31, while most companies in the
same industry end their accounting period on December 31.
Question Status: Previous edition
Objective: 4.5 Describe the limitations of inancial ratio analysis.
Keywords: inancial ratios
Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeof
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