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Answer:
B. assist in the comparison of companies of different sizes.
Explanation:
In the common-size income statements, the items of the income statement are shown in the percentage of the sales. The motive of this statement is to compare the financial statements of the same company for different periods or comparing it by different size companies.
By comparison, the company gets to know about the liquidity, solvency, financial position, performance, profitability over the past years.
Answer:
When an investor adds international stocks to his or her U.S. stock portfolio, a. he or she needs to seek professional management because he or she doesn't have access to international investments on his or her own. b. it will have no impact on either the risk or the return of his or her portfolio. c. he or she will increase his or her expected return but must also take on more risk. d. he or she can reduce the risk of his or her portfolio. e. it will raise his or her risk relative to the risk he or she would face just holding U.S. stocks.
Answer: A
Explanation: Recieveable balance $18500, this is the cash inflow of the company
Allowance for doubtful accounts $1400 this is usually a percentage of money set aside from cash inflow for debts e.t.c.
Unaccountable account $400 usually debts
Receivable after deduction of allowance of doubtful accounts.
$18500 - $1400 = $ 17100
Allowance of doubtful accounts after deduction of debts
$1400 - $400 = $1000
Amount receivable immediately after write off
$17100 + $1000 = $18100