The _____,a debt utilization ratio,indicates how much of a firm is financed by debt and how much by owners' equity.

A) debt to liquidity ratio
B) debt to current ratio
C) debt to quick ratio
D) debt to receivables turnover ratio
E) debt to total assets ratio

The ____ method consists of regressing historical values of a division's return on equity against the return on a major stock market index.

A) accounting beta model
B) CAPM
C) overlay
D) pure play

If the exchange rate falls, domestic goods become relatively ______ expensive. This change in the affordability of domestic goods makes domestic goods _____ attractive to domestic residents. So, _______ ______.

What annual growth rate is indicative of a thriving and expansive industry-one that creates niches for new entrants?

A) 5 to 10 percent
B) 10 to 20 percent
C) 30 to 50 percent
D) 10 to 25 percent

Suppose a technological innovation shifts the marginal cost curve downward. Which one of the following cost curves does NOT shift?

A) Firm's short-run supply curve
B) Average total cost curve
C) Average variable cost curve
D) Average fixed cost curve

Whereas the ______ reflects a company's financial situation at a specific point in time,the ____ indicates the flow of resources that reveals the performance of the organization over a specific time period.

A) statement of changes in retained earnings; balance sheet
B) income statement; balance sheet
C) statement of cash flows; income statement
D) balance sheet; income statement