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Do you think it is dangerous or misleading to compare financial ratios with other firms in the same industry? Why or why not?
The debt ratio of Ryznak Industries, a Japanese corporation, is 62%. Why might this be difficult to compare to the debt ratio of U.S. manufacturing corporation?
What is the average before-tax profit of a round trip flight in 2010? What is the incremental profit associated with adding a round trip flight?
If Pezzo wants to generate net operating income of $12,000, what will its sales dollars have to be?
-Compute break-even at each level. -Is the company likely to achieve its desired target profit of $4,000,000 or more?
Describe some alternative measures of a firm's overall performance.
Variable costs total $80,000 and fixed costs total $120,000. If unit is sold for $8, what markup percentage is the company using?
What are some of the cautions that should be considered when performing financials ratio analysis?
Based on your findings, should you be concerned about the short-term liquidity (solvency) of these two companies? Explain.
You are interested in investing in a regional hotel company and have investigated the financial statements of four potential investments.
Perform a ratio analysis of Friendly Cards for 1985-1987 and discuss the company's health.
Note that your Ratio Analysis should include ratios for the years 2010 and 2011 and should include comparisons between McDonalds and Burger King.
Choose a publicly traded company and perform an expanded analysis on the financial statements.
What is the daily contribution margin of each non-private pay resident?
Question: Break even analysis utilizes both current and projected figures.
Compute these ratios for 2012 and 2011: a. Acid-test ratio b. Days' sales in receivables c. Accounts receivable turnover
Prepare a loan package to secure a loan for Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. that would increase the company's total liabilities by 10%.
Question: Discuss the four major concerns of using the cost-to charge ratio method.
What are some common ratios used to analyze financial information? Which are the most important?
ROI (return on investment) and residual income are two other methods that can helpful for this type of decisions.
Analyze and comment on the differences in the annual statements found on the companies' websites. Provide a few specific differences.
For each comment, indicate any information that is not provided in the problem and that you would need to fully evaluate the company's financial health.
What do you see as the role of accounting in managerial decision-making?
Describe the strategies you would recommend to Ford's management team to improve its financial performance. Explain your rationale.
Problem: Figure out the below financial ratios for Apple for the last 5 years (2012-2008):