NO.PZ2019120301000137
问题如下:
Question
The following table provides selected ratios for a company’s two main operating segments during the past two years:
选项:
A.that is currently most efficient is also financed the most conservatively. B.that had the lowest profit margin experienced the most aggressive expansion. C.that earned the most per dollar invested last year failed to do so again in the current year.解释:
Solution
A is correct. Segment 1 is the most efficient (highest turnover) and has the lowest debt-to-asset ratio. Therefore, it has the most conservative financing.
B is incorrect. Assets in Segment 2 have grown the most at 15%, but Segment 1 has the lowest profit margin (in both years).
C is incorrect. The highest EBIT/asset ratio in both years was Segment 2 (88% and 66.7%).
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