International Travel Services has net income of $48,400, total assets of $219,000, total
equity of $154,800, and total sales of $411,700. What is the common-size percentage
for the net income?
A. 9.00 percent
B. 11.76 percent
C. 15.53 percent
D. 22.10 percent
E. 850.62 percent
Which one of the following statements is true concerning the price-earnings (PE) ratio?
A. A high PE ratio may indicate that a firm is expected to grow significantly.
B. A PE ratio of 16 indicates that investors are willing to pay $1 for every $16 of
current earnings.
C. PE ratios are unaffected by the accounting methods employed by a firm.
D. The PE ratio is classified as a profitability ratio.
E. The PE ratio is a constant value for each firm.