FINANCIAL ACCTNG (LOOSE) W/WILEY+ >IP<
FINANCIAL ACCTNG (LOOSE) W/WILEY+ >IP<
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ISBN: 9781119051831
Author: Weygandt
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 14, Problem 1Q

(a)

To determine

Financial Ratios: Financial ratios are the metrics used to evaluate the capabilities, profitability, and overall performance of a company.

To determine:  The characteristics of a company.

(a)

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The belief of JR is not correct. Following are the three characteristics towards directing the company’s financial statements:

  • Liquidity: Liquidity explains the extent of cash’s nearness to assets and liabilities.
  • Profitability: Profitability ratios are used to determine how profitable the company performs.
  • Solvency: Solvency ratios are those ratios that are used to find out the ability of the company to pay the long-term liabilities. 

b)

To determine

To find:  The interest of few parties in same characteristics of a company.

b)

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When short-term creditors, long-term creditors, and stockholders are considered, they do not have interest towards same characteristics of a company. Instead, short-term creditors mainly have interest towards liquidity of the company. Whereas, when stockholders and long-term creditors are considered, they are mainly interested in “solvency and profitability” of company.

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Chapter 14 Solutions

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