MKT 640 / MKT640
VERTICAL ANALYSIS
Question 1
In a common size income statement, the 100% figure is:
cost of goods sold
net sales
gross profit
net income
Question 2
Vertical analysis is a technique that expresses each item in a financial statement:
starting with the highest value down to the lowest value
as a percent of the item in the previous year
as a percent of a base amount
none of the above
Question 3
Vertical analysis is also known as:
trend analysis
perpendicular analysis
common size analysis
none of the above
Question 1
The best way to study the relationship of the components within a financial statement is to
prepare:
common size statements
a trend analysis
profitability analysis
none of the above
, Question 2
Vertical analysis is a technique that expresses each item in a financial statement:
as a percent of the item in the previous year
starting with the highest value down to the lowest value
as a percent of a base amount
none of the above
Question 3
In performing a vertical analysis, the base for prepaid expenses is:
prepaid expenses in a previous year
total current assets
total liabilities
total assets
Question 4
In a common size balance sheet, the 100 percent figure is:
total assets
total liabilities
total property, plant and equipment
none of the above
Question 5
A balance sheet that displays only component percentages is called a ________ balance sheet.
trendy
common size
comparative
condensed
Question 1
In performing a vertical analysis, the base for cost of goods sold is:
net sales