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1 Understanding Financial Statements Online Quiz Questions

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20 questions
01
True or false
1 point

True or false: Earnings per share (EPS) tells a shareholder how much cash the company actually paid them per share.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

02
True or false
1 point

True or false: A balance sheet summarizes a business’s financial activity over a period, such as a quarter.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

03
Choose one
1 point

A lender wants to see a company’s assets and obligations on June 30, rather than its activity across the entire quarter. Which statement is most directly suited to that request?

  1. A

    Income statement

  2. B

    Balance sheet

  3. C

    Statement of cash flows

  4. D

    Statement of shareholders’ equity

04
Choose one
1 point

A business pays cash to buy a machine it expects to use for several years. In which section of the statement of cash flows is this purchase usually reported?

  1. A

    Operating activities

  2. B

    Financing activities

  3. C

    Investing activities

  4. D

    It is not reported because it is not an expense

05
Choose one
1 point

A company reports revenue of $750,000 and operating income of $90,000. What is its operating margin?

  1. A

    8%

  2. B

    10%

  3. C

    12%

  4. D

    15%

06
Choose all
1 point

Select all the transactions that are financing activities on the statement of cash flows.

  1. A

    Borrowing cash

  2. B

    Recording depreciation expense

  3. C

    Issuing shares

  4. D

    Paying dividends

  5. E

    Buying equipment

07
Choose all
1 point

Which circumstances can help explain why net income differs from cash flow? Select all that apply.

  1. A

    A sale is recorded before the customer pays.

  2. B

    The balance sheet reports a position at one date.

  3. C

    Depreciation is recorded as an expense without a cash payment at that time.

  4. D

    Revenue and expenses are always recorded only when cash changes hands.

08
Written response
1 point

What ratio is calculated as revenue divided by average total assets?

09
Fill in the blank
1 point

Complete the balance-sheet relationship: assets equal plus .

10
Fill in the blank
1 point

To calculate the quick ratio, add cash, short-term investments, and receivables, then divide by .

11
Open ended
1 point

A company reports revenue of $900,000 for the year, total assets of $400,000 at the beginning of the year, and total assets of $500,000 at year-end. Calculate its asset turnover and explain why the calculation uses average total assets.

12
Choose one
1 point

A company generated $900,000 in revenue. Its total assets were $400,000 at the beginning of the period and $500,000 at the end. Using average total assets, what is its asset turnover?

  1. A

    1.8 times

  2. B

    2.0 times

  3. C

    2.25 times

  4. D

    2.5 times

13
Choose one
1 point

A business wants to report its assets, liabilities, and shareholders’ equity as of the final day of its fiscal quarter. Which statement should it use?

  1. A

    The balance sheet

  2. B

    The income statement

  3. C

    The statement of cash flows

14
Choose one
1 point

A company pays cash to buy equipment it expects to use for several years. In which section of the statement of cash flows is this payment usually reported?

  1. A

    Operating activities

  2. B

    Financing activities

  3. C

    Investing activities

15
True or false
1 point

Earnings per share tells shareholders how much cash the company actually paid to each shareholder.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

16
Choose one
1 point

A company reports revenue of $500,000\$500{,}000 and operating income of $60,000\$60{,}000. What is its operating margin?

  1. A

    8%8\%

  2. B

    12%12\%

  3. C

    20%20\%

  4. D

    40%40\%

17
Written response
1 point

Which liquidity ratio uses cash, short-term investments, and receivables in its numerator, rather than relying on selling inventory?

18
Choose one
1 point

A company has current assets of $120,000\$120{,}000 and current liabilities of $80,000\$80{,}000. What is its current ratio?

  1. A

    0.67

  2. B

    1.0

  3. C

    1.5

  4. D

    2.0

19
Written response
1 point

A company reports revenue of 500500 thousand dollars, cost of goods sold of 300300 thousand dollars, operating expenses of 140140 thousand dollars, interest expense of 1010 thousand dollars, and income taxes of 1212 thousand dollars. What is its net income in thousands of dollars?

20
Written response
1 point

A company reports debt of 240,000 and shareholders’ equity of 160,000. Using debt divided by shareholders’ equity as the definition, what is its debt-to-equity ratio?