Essentials Of Investments
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ISBN: 9781260013924
Author: Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 14, Problem 3PS
The Crusty Pie Co., which specializes in apple turnovers, has a return on sales higher than the industry average, yet its RDA is the same as the industry average. How can you explain this?
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When cost of goods sold as a percentage of sales increases, the gross profit margin will increase.
If the gross profit margin increases from one year to the next, then the net profit margin will also increase from one year to the next.
If the gross profit margin is the same for the current and past year, then sales and cost of goods sold in dollars did not change.
It is possible that when cost of goods sold in dollars increases, cost of goods sold as a percentage of sales decreases.
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If the sales this year amounted to P276,000, sales this year at last year’s price is P230,000, the cost of sales this year is P190,000, and the cost of sales this year at last year’s price is P180,000. How much is the gross profit variation due to sales quantity factor?
a. P0
b. P40,000 U
c. P40,000 F
d. P240,000 F
e. can't be determined
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If the sales this year amounted to P276,000, sales this year at last year’s price is P230,000, the cost of sales this year is P190,000, and the cost of sales this year at last year’s price is P180,000. How much is the gross profit variation due to sales quantity factor?
a. P0
b. P40,000 U
c. P40,000 F
d. P240,000 F
e. can't be determined
Chapter 14 Solutions
Essentials Of Investments
Ch. 14 - Prob. 1PSCh. 14 - Prob. 2PSCh. 14 - The Crusty Pie Co., which specializes in apple...Ch. 14 - The ABC Corporation has a profit margin on sales...Ch. 14 - A company’s current ratio is 2. If the company...Ch. 14 - Cash flow from investing activities excludes:...Ch. 14 - Cash flow from operating activities includes:...Ch. 14 - Prob. 8PSCh. 14 - Prob. 9PSCh. 14 - Prob. 10PS
Ch. 14 - Prob. 11PSCh. 14 - Use the DuPont system and the following data to...Ch. 14 - A firm has an ROE of 3 , a debt/equity ratio of...Ch. 14 - A firm has a tax burden ratio of 0.75 , a leverage...Ch. 14 - A11 analyst gathers the following information...Ch. 14 - Here are data On two Firms: LO142 Equity ($...Ch. 14 - Prob. 1CPCh. 14 - Which of the following best explains a ratio of...Ch. 14 - Use the Financial statements for Chicago...Ch. 14 - Prob. 4CPCh. 14 - The information in the following table comes from...Ch. 14 - Scott Kelly is reviewing Master Toy’s financial...Ch. 14 - The DuPont formula defines the net return on...Ch. 14 - Go to finance.yahoo.com to find information about...Ch. 14 - Answer the following questions for these two toy...Ch. 14 - Prob. 3WM
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