Managerial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making
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ISBN: 9781118334331
Author: Jerry J. Weygandt, Paul D. Kimmel, Donald E. Kieso
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 14, Problem 14Q
Holding all other factors constant, indicate whether each of the following changes generally signals good or bad news about a company.
(a) Increase in profit margin.
(b) Decrease in inventory turnover.
(c) Increase in the
(d) Decrease in earnings per share.
(e) Increase in price-earnings ratio.
(f) Increase in debt to assets ratio.
(g) Decrease in times interest earned.
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