1. Between investors and managers, who is more likely to use financial statement analysis? Who is more likely to use operating indicator analysis?
2. In analyzing the organization long-term or short-term, which will be more useful?
3. When would trend analysis NOT be used? When would comparative analysis NOT be used?
4. While the EVA is a must-have tool for investors to better indicate the forecasted return on their investment, what other tools do you think would provide a comparable or more accurate assessment of the ROI?
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