Introduction to Analysis and Interpretation of Financial Statements

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This set of Analysis of Financial Statements Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Introduction to Analysis and Interpretation of Financial Statements

Q1 | The major device for measuring the profitability of a firm over a defined period of time is the
  • income statement.
  • balance sheet.
  • statement of cash flow.
  • none of the above.
Q2 | The ________ does not represent continuing operations in any way, but is simply a snapshot of the totalworth of a firm at a given point in time.
  • income statement
  • balance sheet
  • sources and uses of funds statement
  • none of the above
Q3 | Cash inflows arise from _____ assets, ________ liabilities, and ___________ stockholders' equity.
  • increasing; increasing; decreasing
  • increasing; decreasing; decreasing
  • decreasing; increasing; increasing
  • decreasing; increasing; decreasing
Q4 | Which of the following is NOT a key ratio in the prediction of bankruptcy as developed by EdwardAltman?
  • debt to equity
  • current ratio
  • retained earnings as a percent of total assets
  • total assets
Q5 | __________ analysis is the process of studying a series of ratios for a company and/or industry overtime.
  • dupont
  • trend
  • common size
  • all of the above.
Q6 | The statement of cash flows tells us
  • accounting profit or loss
  • how cash was created
  • actual profit or loss
  • two of the above
Q7 | The primary sections of a statement of cash flows are:
  • cash flows from investing, operating, and financing activities.
  • cash flows from investing and operating activities plus investments.
  • cash flows from investing, financing, and accounting activities.
  • cash flows from investing, operating, financing, and accounting activities.
Q8 | Which of the following are Non-current assets?
  • land, building and plant
  • leasehold property
  • computer software
  • all of the above
Q9 | Funds flow statements are prepared so as to
  • to identify the changes in working capital
  • to identify reasons behind change in working capital
  • to know the item-wise outflow of funds during given period
  • all of the above
Q10 | Financial statements are ____________.
  • anticipated facts
  • recorded facts
  • estimated of facts
  • unknown facts
Q11 | Trend analysis is significant for ____________.
  • forecasting and budgeting
  • profit planning
  • capital rationing
  • working capital management
Q12 | In common size income statement analysis, which is taken as 100 percent?
  • sales
  • cost of goods sold
  • purchases
  • total assets
Q13 | Comparative statement analysis sheet is __________.
  • vertical analysis
  • horizontal analysis
  • either vertical or horizontal analysis
  • neither vertical nor horizontal analysis
Q14 | Financial statements are meaningful and useful only when they are ___________.
  • verified
  • presented to owners
  • analyzed and interpreted
  • published
Q15 | Vertical analysis is made on the basis of __________.
  • single set of financial statements
  • multiple sets of financial statements
  • different schedules attached to financial statements
  • similar set of financial statements
Q16 | Horizontal analysis is done by analyzing ____________.
  • quarterly statement
  • half yearly statement
  • financial statements of several years
  • financial statements of a particular year
Q17 | When the concept of ratio is defined in respect to the item shown in the financial statements, it is termedas
  • accounting ratio
  • financial ratio
  • costing ratio
  • none of the above
Q18 | The relationship between two financial variables can be expressed in:
  • pure ratio
  • percentage
  • rate or time
  • all the above
Q19 | Stock is considered as a liquid asset as anytime it can be converted into cash immediately.
  • yes
  • no
  • only yes
  • none of the above
Q20 | Return on properties funds is also known as.
  • return on net worth
  • return on shareholders fun
  • return on the shareholders’ investment
  • all the above
Q21 | What will be the Gross Profit if , total sales is Rs 2,60,000,cost of net goods sold is Rs 2,00,000 & salesreturn is Rs10,000 ?
  • 13 %
  • 28%
  • 26%
  • 20%
Q22 | Which of the following is not included in current assets.
  • debtors
  • stock
  • cash at bank
  • cash in hand
Q23 | Liquidity ratios are expressed in
  • pure ratio form
  • percentage
  • rate or time
  • none of the above
Q24 | Working capital turnover ratio can be determined by :
  • ( gross profit / working capital )
  • ( cost of goods sold / net sales )
  • ( cost of goods sold / working capital)
  • none of the above
Q25 | Determine Working capital turnover ratio if, Current asset is Rs 1,50,000, current liability is Rs 1,00,000& cost of goods sold is Rs 3,00,000.
  • 5 times
  • 6 times
  • 3 times
  • 1.5 times