QUESTIONS 45 THROUGH 68 RELATE TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS

47. An analyst prepares common-size balance sheets for two companies operating in

the same industry. The analyst notes that both companies had the same

proportion of current liabilities, long-term liabilities, and shareholders’ equity and

the following ratios:

Company 1 Company 2

Current ratio 2.0 2.0

Cash ratio 0.3 0.3

Quick ratio 0.5 0.8

The most reasonable conclusion is that, compared with Company 2, Company 1

had a:

A. higher percentage of assets associated with inventory.

B. higher percentage of assets associated with accounts receivable.

C. lower percentage of assets associated with marketable securities.

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