Exam 14: Financial Statement Analysis Online
If a company's bonds bear an interest rate of 8%,its tax rate is 30%,and its assets are generating an after-tax return of 7%,what would be the leverage?
A
Orange Company's times interest earned for Year 2 was closest to which of the following?
C
Financial statements for Sarosa Company appear below:
Required:
a)Calculate Sarosa Company's return on total assets for Year 2.
b)Calculate Sarosa Company's return on common shareholders' equity for Year 2.
c)Financial leverage was positive for Year 2.Why?
d)Assume all current liabilities are interest free and that the interest expense of $40 is for the bonds payable.
(i)Calculate the dollar amount of the financial leverage (in $1,000)
(ii)Allocate the dollar amount of the financial leverage to the following sources of financing: Preferred Shares,Bonds Payable,and Current Liabilities (rounded to the nearest $1,000)



a)Return on total assets = Adjusted net income*/Average total assets**
= $245/$2,485
= 9.86%
* Adjusted net income = Net income + [Interest expense × (1 - Tax rate)]
= $217 + 40 × (1 - 0.30)
= $217 + $28
= $245
** Average total assets = ($2,520 + $2,450)/2
= $2,485
b)Return on common shareholders' equity = (Net income - Preferred dividends)
/Average common shareholders' equity*
= [($217 - ($100 × 0.10)]/$1,625
= 12.74%
* Average common shareholders' equity = [($1,810 - $100)+ ($1,640 - $100)]/2
= ($1,710 + $1,540)/2
= $1,625
c)Financial leverage is positive because return on common shareholders' equity is greater than return on total assets.
d)
(ii)Allocations:
Note:The dollar amount of return on common shareholders' equity is $207 (that is,net income of $217 less $10 dividends to preferred shareholders)is made up of $160 (assuming zero financial leverage calculated as 9.86% × $1,625)and net positive financial leverage of $47
The total assets of the Philbin Company on January 1 were $2.3 million and on December 31 were $2.5 million.Net income for the year was $188,000.Dividends for the year were $75,000,interest expense was $70,000,and the tax rate was 30%.The return on total assets for the year was closest to which of the following?
What will happen to the ratios below if CPZ Enterprises uses cash to pay 50% of its accounts payable? 

If the market value of a common share is greater than its book value,the common share is probably overpriced.
If a firm has a high current ratio but a low acid-test ratio,one can conclude which of the following?
Orantes Company's average sale period (turnover in days)for Year 2 was closest to which of the following? Do not round intermediate calculations.
Larned Company's dividend yield ratio on December 31,Year 2 was closest to which of the following?
Financial statements for Rarity Company appear below:
Required:
Calculate the following for Year 2:
a)Current ratio.
b)Acid-test (quick)ratio.
c)Average collection period (age of receivables).
d)Inventory turnover.
e)Times interest earned.
f)Debt-to-equity ratio.



Frabine Company had $150,000 in sales on account last year.The beginning accounts receivable balance was $14,000,and the ending accounts receivable balance was $18,000.The company's accounts receivable turnover was closest to which of the following?
A positive fully diluted earnings per share can sometimes exceed basic (undiluted)earnings per share.
Orange Company's return on total assets for Year 2 was closest to which of the following?
Laroche Company's price-earnings ratio on December 31,Year 2 was closest to which of the following?
Financial statements for Rarig Company appear below:
Required:
Calculate the following for Year 2:
a)Current ratio.
b)Acid-test (quick)ratio.
c)Average collection period (age of receivables).
d)Inventory turnover.
e)Times interest earned.
f)Debt-to-equity ratio.



Larned Company's earnings per common share for Year 2 was closest to which of the following?
Orange Company's earnings per common share for Year 2 was closest to which of the following?
Selected data from Sheridan Corporation's year-end financial statements are presented below.The difference between average and ending inventory is immaterial.
What were Sheridan's sales for the year?

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