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1. A company can usually increase sales without increasing which one of the foll

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Question

1. A company can usually increase sales without increasing which one of the following (accounts receivable, cost of sales, accounts payable, inventory, or fixed assets)?

2. A company computes its earnings retention ratio, dividend yield, and capital intensity ratio:

Which figure represents the amount of assets the company needs in order to generate a $1 of earnings?

Which figure represents the percentage of earnings a company reinvests in its business?

Which figure represents the relationship between a company’s dividend payout and its market value?

Explanation / Answer

A company can increase its sales without increasing its fixed assets

Thus answer will be fixed assets.

Intensity ration represents the amount of assets the company needs in order to generate a $1 of earnings.

Retention ratio represents the percentage of earnings a company reinvests in its business.

Dividend yeild represents the relationship between a company’s dividend payout and its market value.