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1.
Fixed asset turnover measures _______.
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The amount of sales a company generates from its fixed assets. It is used as a measure of sales success.
2.
If a company with a beta of 3.0 is expected to get a return of 15 percent, what can we expect the return of the overall market to be?
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5 percent. A beta of three indicates three times the earnings possibility of the overall market. Thus, the overall market's return would be only one-third that of our company.
3.
To calculate a stock's price/earnings ratio, divide the present market price of a share by its earnings per share for the last 12 months.
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True. This is the correct way to figure price/earnings ratio.
4.
A company's book value is _______.
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The value of its assets minus liabilites. Book value is the value of a company's assets.
5.
Profit margin is a widely used measure in business. It measures earnings compared to _______.
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Sales. Profit margin compares earnings to sales, where the earnings are either before taxes or after.
6.
Taxes are among the expenditures on an income statement.
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True. Taxes are subtracted from income.
7.
Which source of company information includes the costs of producing the company's goods?
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The income statement. This statement includes income and costs.