Fundamental Accounting Principles
24th Edition
ISBN: 9781259916960
Author: Wild, John J., Shaw, Ken W.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 2, Problem 3AA
Key comparative figures for Apple, Google, and Samsung follow
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- Compute Samsung's debt ratio for the current year and prior year.
- Is Samsung on a trend toward increased or decreased financial leverage? 3. Looking at the current-year debt ratio, is Samsung a more risky or less risky investment than (a) Apple and (b) Google?
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Question 2. Below are the operating income on sales ratios for three international companies:
Year
Company A
Company B
Company C
2014
4
4
4
2015
5
6
7
2016
8
7
7
2017
5
8
8
2018
4
8
9
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Which company is more profitably over the years?
Measure the stability of this ratio?
Advise the investor on which company he should invest in?
Leverage Ratios
Provide a brief definition of what leverage ratios mean to the profitability of a company.
What are the differences between Samsung and Apple in relationship to each of the ratios?
Debt to Total Assets Apple 0.73 and Samsung 0.25
Debt to Equity Ratio Apple 2.74 and Samsung 0.34
3. What do the ratios mean to the company’s profitability? Is it good or bad?
If given the opportunity, in which of the firms would you invest based on the result of your analysis of both companies and the comparison with the industry? If you would not invest, explain your reasons according to the results obtained.
Company Name:
Year 2018
Chemicals and Allied Products Industry Ratios
…………..
Solvency or Debt Ratios
Merck
J&J
2018
Debt ratio
0.67
0.61
0.47
Debt-to-equity ratio
0.93
0.51
0.38
Interest coverage ratio
12.27
18.91
-9.43
Liquidity Ratios
Current ratio
1.17
1.47
3.47
Quick ratio
0.92
1.16
2.12
Cash ratio
0.40
0.63
2.24
Profitability Ratios
Profit margin
14.64%
18.75%
-93.4%
ROE (Return on equity), after tax
23.03%
25.60%
-248.5
ROA (Return on assets)
7.49%
10.00%
-146.5
Gross margin
68.06%
66.79%
55.3%
Operating margin (Return on sales)
19.62%
24.27%…
Chapter 2 Solutions
Fundamental Accounting Principles
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Ch. 2 - Prob. 11DQCh. 2 - Prob. 12DQCh. 2 - Prob. 13DQCh. 2 - Prob. 14DQCh. 2 - Prob. 15DQCh. 2 - Prob. 16DQCh. 2 - Prob. 17DQCh. 2 - Prob. 18DQCh. 2 - Identifying source documents C1 Identify the items...Ch. 2 - Identifying financial statement accounts C2...Ch. 2 - Reading a chart of accounts C3 A chart of accounts...Ch. 2 - Identifying normal balance C4 Identify the normal...Ch. 2 - QS 2–5
Linking debit or credit with normal...Ch. 2 - Prob. 6QSCh. 2 - Analyzing debit or credit by account A1 Identify...Ch. 2 - Prob. 8QSCh. 2 - Prob. 9QSCh. 2 - Prob. 10QSCh. 2 - Preparing journal entries P1 Prepare general...Ch. 2 - Preparing an income statement P3 Liu Zhang...Ch. 2 - Preparing a statement of owner's equity P3 Use the...Ch. 2 - Prob. 14QSCh. 2 - Prob. 15QSCh. 2 - Exercise 21 Steps in analyzing and recording...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2ECh. 2 - Exercise 2-3 Identifying a ledger and chart of...Ch. 2 - Prob. 4ECh. 2 - Prob. 5ECh. 2 - Prob. 6ECh. 2 - Prob. 7ECh. 2 - Exercise 28 Preparing Taccounts (ledger) and a...Ch. 2 - Prob. 9ECh. 2 - Exercise 2-10 Preparing a trial balance P2 After...Ch. 2 - Prob. 11ECh. 2 - Prob. 12ECh. 2 - Exercise 2-13 Entering transactions into...Ch. 2 - Exercise 2-14 Preparing general journal entries P1...Ch. 2 - Prob. 15ECh. 2 - Prob. 16ECh. 2 - Prob. 17ECh. 2 - Prob. 18ECh. 2 - Prob. 19ECh. 2 - Prob. 20ECh. 2 - Prob. 21ECh. 2 - Exercise 2-22 Calculating and interpreting the...Ch. 2 - Exercise 2-23 Preparing journal entries P1 Prepare...Ch. 2 - Prob. 1APSACh. 2 - Prob. 2APSACh. 2 - Prob. 3APSACh. 2 - Prob. 4APSACh. 2 - Prob. 6APSACh. 2 - Prob. 7APSACh. 2 - Prob. 1BPSBCh. 2 - Prob. 2BPSBCh. 2 - Prob. 3BPSBCh. 2 - Prob. 4BPSBCh. 2 - Problem 2-5B Computing net income from equity...Ch. 2 - Prob. 6BPSBCh. 2 - Problem 2-7B Preparing an income statement,...Ch. 2 - SP 2 On October 1, 2019, Santana Rey launched a...Ch. 2 - Using transactions from the following assignments...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2GLPCh. 2 - Prob. 3GLPCh. 2 - Prob. 4GLPCh. 2 - Prob. 5GLPCh. 2 - Prob. 6GLPCh. 2 - Prob. 7GLPCh. 2 - Prob. 8GLPCh. 2 - Refer to Apple's financial statements in Appendix...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2AACh. 2 - Key comparative figures for Apple, Google, and...Ch. 2 - Prob. 1BTNCh. 2 - Prob. 2BTNCh. 2 - Prob. 3BTNCh. 2 - Prob. 4BTNCh. 2 - Prob. 5BTNCh. 2 - Prob. 6BTNCh. 2 - Prob. 7BTN
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