30) Which of the following statements about the quality of income ratio is incorrect?
A.An increase in operating assets and a decrease in liabilities will reduce operating cash
flows and thereby reduce the quality of income ratio.
B.Seasonal variations in sales and purchases of inventory can cause wide deviations in
the quality of income ratio.
C.When sales are growing, receivables and inventory normally increase at a faster rate
than accounts payable, which often causes cash flows from operating activities to be
less than net income.
D.Aggressive revenue recognition tends to increase the quality of income ratio.
31) Which of the following statements is false?
A.Gross profit percentage is calculated as gross profit divided by net sales.
B.Gross profit should only be viewed for each reporting company and is not useful in
comparing different companies in the same industry.
C.Gross profit is calculated as net sales less cost of sales.
D.A higher gross profit might be strategic in order to afford high research and
development costs.
32) Phillips Corporation purchased 1,000,000 shares of Martin Corporation’s common
stock, which constitutes 10% of Martin’s voting stock on June 30, 2014 for $42 per
share. Phillips’ intent is to keep these shares beyond the current year. On December 20,
2014, Martin paid a previously declared $4,000,000 cash dividend. On December 31,
Martin’s stock was trading at $45 per share and their reported 2014 net income was $52
million. What investment value will be reflected on Phillips’ balance sheet at December
31, 2014?
A.$42,000,000.
B.$45,000,000.
C.$46,800,000.
D.$47,200,000.