1. [单选题]18 Which of the following statements about accounting ratios and their interpretation are correct?
1 A low-geared company is more able to survive a downturn in profit than a highly-geared company. 2 If a company has a high price earnings ratio, this will often indicate that the market expects its profits to rise. 3 All companies should try to achieve a current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) of 2:1.
A. 2 and 3 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 1 and 2 only
D. All three statements are correct
2. [单选题]10 Which of the following costs should be included in valuing inventories of finished goods held by a manufacturing
company, according to IAS2 Inventories? 1 Carriage inwards. 2 Carriage outwards. 3 Depreciation of factory plant. 4 Accounts department costs relating to wages for production employees.
A. All four items
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1, 3 and 4 only
D. 1 and 4 only
