Answer:
a. 2017 ⇒ 1.50
2016 ⇒1.58
b. Deteriorate
Explanation:
a. Current ratio 2017
= Current Assets / Current liabilities
= 6,708,700 / 4,470,000
= 1.50
Current ratio 2016
= 5,848,000 / 3,700,000
= 1.58
b. The current ratio went from 1.58 in 2016 to 1.50 in 2017 which would mean that it deteriorated.
Answer:
Overhead costs are often affected by many issues and are frequently too complex to be explained by any one factor.
Explanation:
An overhead cost is not directly defined, to be that of material, or labor, or any other unit, overhead include, many factors, electricity usage, machine hours usage, water usage, or the capacity utilization of machinery, and various other factors. Since its computation and allocation is not clear many a times, a single overhead like that of electricity, has many factors, ideal usage of electricity, or machine hours used in production or simply the total cost of overheads for that month or building or etc: and its utilization. In short, to conclude we can state that overhead costs are complex in nature.
All other options are false.
Final Answer
Overhead costs are often affected by many issues and are frequently too complex to be explained by any one factor.
The numerator of the return on common stockholders' equity is net income minus preferred dividends.
Option d
<u>Explanation:</u>
Return on common stockholders' equity which is also named as return on equity (ROE) ratio evaluates the accomplishment of a company in resulting income for the benefit of common stakeholders.
<em>Use of return on equity:</em>
- Isolates common equity returns
- Can be used to evaluate dividends
- Evaluates the use of capital by the management
It is calculated by income available for stockholders divided by the total number of common stock and is expressed or represented in percentage. Income available for common stockholders can be arrived by reducing preference dividends from Net income.
That is, 
Hence, net income minus preferred dividends is the right answer.
