Author Question: When evaluating a balance sheet, the two primary questions are ________. A) whether a firm has ... (Read 50 times)

ap345 · **on:** Jul 6, 2018

When evaluating a balance sheet, the two primary questions are ________.

A) whether a firm has sufficient short-term assets to cover its short-term debts and whether it is profitable
B) whether a firm is profitable and whether a firm is financially sound
C) whether a firm's cost of sales is going up and whether it is generating excess cash that could be used to pay down debt or pay dividends
D) whether a firm has sufficient short-term assets to cover its short-term debts and whether it is financially sound
E) whether a firm is profitable and whether it is generating excess cash that could be used to pay down debt or pay dividends

Question 2

The main challenges for a business in the introduction stage of the organizational life cycle is ________.

A) beginning the process of transitioning the owner from a hands-on supervisor to a more managerial role and developing business partnerships
B) developing business partnerships and making sure the initial product or service is right
C) determining whether the owner of the business and the current management team is capable of taking the business further and developing systems and procedures
D) developing systems and procedures and beginning the process of transitioning the owner from a hands-on supervisor to a more managerial role
E) making sure the initial product or service is right and starting to lay the groundwork for building a larger organization