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Ratio Analysis

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It measures the ability of the business to pay its current trade payables.

a)

Solvency

b)

Liquidity

c)

Activity

2.

Compute for the company's working capital.

Current Assets = P 30, 000

Current Liabilities = P 15, 000

a)

P 45, 000

b)

P 10, 000

c)

P 15, 000

3.

The financial statement that reports whether the business earned a profit and also lists the revenues and expenses is called the:

a)

Balance Sheet

b)

Statement of Retained Earnings

c)

Statement of Cash Flows

d)

Statement of Profit or Loss

4.
If total expenses exceed total revenue, a net loss is reported
a)
True
b)
False
5.

The Statement of Profit or Loss can be expressed as an equation:

a)

Income =Income-Expenses

b)

Revenue-Expenses = Net Profit/Loss

c)

Revenue + Expenses = Net Profit/Loss

d)

Expenses = Net Income + Revenue

6.
Examples may include salaries, utilities, rent, insurance, and office supplies.
a)
Revenue
b)
Expense
c)
Net Income
d)
Net Loss
7.
The sources of money generated by the sale of products or services.
a)
Revenue
b)
Expenses
c)
Net Income
d)
Net Loss
8.

This document communicates what the entity owns in terms of assets, what it owes in the terms of liabilities, and the difference between those two which represents what the owners o the company are entitled to.

a)

Income Statement

b)

Statement of Financial Position

c)

Statement of Cash Flows

d)

Balance Statement

9.

Assets = Liabilities + Equity

a)

Statement of Financial Position

b)

Income Statement

10.

What a company owes to creditors:

a)

Assets

b)

Liabilitites

c)

Equity

11.

The gross profit ratio is calculated by dividing:

a)

Profit by sales

b)

Profit by shareholders’ equity

c)

Gross profit by sales

d)

Sales by cost of sales

12.
What are assets?
a)
What a company owns; anything of value owned by a business.
b)
Costs of operating a business.
c)
Detailed plans for the financial needs of individuals, families, and businesses.
d)
Differences between actual and budgeted performance.  
13.
What are liabilities?
a)
The money paid to employees.
b)
Costs of operating a business.
c)
The act of buy items. 
d)
What a company owes.
14.
Financial ratios that tell how well a company can pay off its short-term debts and meet unexpected needs for cash.
a)
liquidity ratios
b)
efficiency ratios
c)
leverage ratios
d)
profitability ratios
15.
Financial ratios that tell how much of each dollar of sales, assets, and owner's investments resulted in net profit.
a)
liquidity ratios
b)
efficiency ratios
c)
profitability ratios
d)
leverage ratios
16.

What is the formula for Gross Profit ratio

a)

Profit / Net sales revenue X 100

b)

Gross profit / Net sales revenue X 100

c)

Gross profit / Sales revenue X 100

d)

Profit / Cost of sales X 100

17.

How do you calculate the Net Profit Ratio?

a)

Net Profit divided by Net Sales x 100

b)

Net Sales divided by Net Profit x 100

18.

What does the Net Profit Ratio show us?

a)

How much money the business has spent

b)

How much money the business owes

c)

The percentage of profit in each sale

d)

The percentage of assets in each account

19.

If you business NPR is 40% and the Industry average is 58%, does your business have a....

a)

Favourable Net Profit Ratio

b)

Unfavourable Net Profit Ratio

20.
What is the Gross Profit Margin for this business?
a)
20%
b)
30%
c)
25%
d)
40%
21.
What is the Net Profit Ratio for this business?
a)
17%
b)
30%
c)
22%
d)
18%
22.
What is the Return on Capital Employed for this business?
a)
10%
b)
10.5%
c)
11%
d)
18%
23.
How can a business improve the Gross Profit Margin?
a)
Finding a cheaper supplier
b)
Lowering wages
c)
Lowering the cost of electricity
d)
All of the above are correct
24.
How can a business improve the Net Profit Margin?
a)
Finding a more expensive supplier with better quality
b)
Reducing the wage bill
c)
Raising electricity usage
d)
None of the above
25.
Financial ratios are used in comparison of other like businesses?
a)
True
b)
False
26.
It is better to have a lower NP than the industry average?
a)
True
b)
False
27.
The Return on Capital Employed is considered to be good if...
a)
the return is greater than the sum total of Net Assets
b)
the return is less than the bank interest rate
c)
the return is equal to the bank interest rate
d)
the return is greater than the bank interest rate
28.
What is a current asset?
a)
Something a firm owes that must be paid in > 1 year.
b)
Something a firm owns that can turn into cash in > 1 year.
c)
Something a firm owns that you can turn into cash <1 year.
d)
None of the above
29.
What is a current liability?
a)
Something a firm owns that can be turned into cash <1 year.
b)
Something a firm owns that can be turned into cash >1 year.
c)
Something a firm owes that must be paid <1 year.
d)
Something a firm owes that must be paid >1 year.
30.
What is the current ratio?
a)
Non Current Assets: Non Current Liabilities
b)
Current Assets: Non Current Liabilities
c)
Non Current Assets: Current Liabilities
d)
Current Assets:Current Liabilities
31.
What does the current ratio show us?
a)
How many current assets a firm has
b)
A measure of a firms ability to meet short term liabilities
c)
How many current liabilities a firm owes
d)
How much debt a firm owes
32.
What is removed from the current ratio to make it an acid test ratio?
a)
Stock
b)
Debtors
c)
Creditors
d)
Bank
33.
Current assets of £8m (£4m is stock) & Current Liabilities of £2m. What is their current ratio?
a)
1:2
b)
4:1
c)
2:1
d)
1:4
34.
Current assets of £8m (£4m is stock) & Current Liabilities of £2m. What is the Acid Test ratio?
a)
1:2
b)
4:1
c)
2:1
d)
1:4
35.
What is the ideal value for the acid test ratio?
a)
1:2
b)
1:1
c)
2:1
d)
0.5:1
36.
How can you improve the current ratio?
a)
Manage debts
b)
Seek long term finance
c)
Reduce investments
d)
All of the above
37.

Calculate the Current Ratio for this business based on the data given

a)

0.83:1

b)

83%

c)

0.88:1

d)

75%

38.

A business has a current ratio of 2.5, current assets of £4.5million and inventories of £1.5million. What are the current liabilities of the business?

a)

£0.25m

b)

£0.6m

c)

£1.2m

d)

£1.8m

39.

Current Ratio

a)

Current Assets - Current Liabilities

b)

Current Assets + Current Liabilities

c)

Current Assets / Current Liabilities

d)

Current Assets / Total Assets

40.

Capital and Equity mean the same thing

a)

True

b)

False

41.

The sources of money generated by the sale of products or services.

a)

Revenue

b)

Expenses

c)

Net Income

d)

Net Loss

42.

The gross profit margin ratio is calculated by dividing:

a)

Profit by sales

b)

Profit by shareholders’ equity

c)

Gross profit by sales

d)

Sales by cost of sales

43.

Financial ratios that tell how well a company can pay off its short-term debts and meet unexpected needs for cash.

a)

liquidity ratios

b)

efficiency ratios

c)

leverage ratios

d)

profitability ratios

44.

All well-managed companies maintain a 2:1 current ratio.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

45.

Gross Profit = ________

a)

Net sales + Cost of goods sold

b)

Net sales - Cost of goods sold

46.

Financial analysis is used only by the creditors.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

The missing term =

a)

net profit (for the year)

b)

finance costs

c)

operating profit

d)

current liabilities

48.

Cost of goods sold = £ (a)  

49.

Gross profit margin = (a)   %

50.

Operating profit margin =

a)

26 %

b)

48 %

c)

52 %

d)

62 %

51.

Which line is the green arrow pointing to ?

a)

fixed costs line

b)

total revenue line

c)

total costs line

52.
a)

margin of safety = 1500

b)

margin of safety = 900

c)

margin of safety = 600

d)

margin of safety = 300

53.

Profit area is shaded :

a)

yellow

b)

green

c)

red

54.

Which parts of the accounts would you use when calculating the current ratio ?

a)

A and C

b)

B and C

c)

A and D

d)

B and D

55.

The current ratio (and the acid test ratio) are used to assess : L (a)   (one word)

56.
Which of the following is a liquidity ratio?
a)
Times debtors turnover
b)
Current ratio
c)
Days debtors
d)
Equity ratio
57.

What information do you need for the Current Ratio?

a)

Current Assets

b)

Current Liabilities

c)

Total Assets

d)

Total Liabilities