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Date Submitted: 07/15/2015 07:36 AM
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Chapter: Chapter 20: Analyzing Financial Statements
True/False
1. Financial statement analysis is the application of analytical tools to general-purpose financial statements and related data for making business decisions.
Ans: True
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 1
2. Financial statement analysis lessens the need for expert judgment.
Ans: False
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 1
3. External users of accounting information are often directly involved in running a company.
Ans: False
Difficulty: Moderate
LO: 1
4. The purpose of financial statement analysis for internal users is to provide information helpful in improving the company's efficiency or effectiveness in providing products or services.
Ans: True
Difficulty: Moderate
LO: 1
5. A company's board of directors analyzes financial statements to assess future company prospects for investing and lending decisions.
Ans: False
Difficulty: Hard
LO: 1
6. Profitability is the ability to generate future revenues and meet long-term obligations.
Ans: False
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 1
7. Liquidity and efficiency are considered to be building blocks of financial statement analysis.
Ans: True
Difficulty: Easy
LO: 1
8. Evaluation of company performance includes (1) past and current performance, (2) current financial position, and (3) future performance and risk.
Ans: True
Difficulty: Moderate
LO: 1
9. The four building blocks of financial statement analysis include (1) liquidity, (2) creditworthiness, (3) solvency, and (4) profitability.
Ans: False
Difficulty: Moderate
LO: 1
10. General-purpose financial statements include the (1) income statement, (2) balance sheet, (3) statement of changes in...