Class 12 Accountancy - Company Accounts and Analysis of Financial Statements - Chapter Accounting Ratios NCERT Solutions | What are various types of ratios?

The current ratio provides a better measure of overall liquidity only when a
firm’s inventory cannot easily be converted into cash. If inventory is liquid, the
quick ratio is a preferred measure of overall liquidity. Explain.

The liquidity of a business firm is measured by its ability to satisfy itslong-
term obligations as they become due. What are the ratios used forthis purpose?

What relationships will be established to study?
(a) Inventory Turnover (b) Debtor Turnover
(c) Payables Turnover (d) Working Capital Turnover

What are liquidity ratios? Discuss the importance of current and liquid ratio.

What do you mean by Ratio Analysis?

How would you study the Solvency position of the firm?

The average age of inventory is viewed as the average length of time inventory is held by the firm or as the average number of days’ sales in inventory. Why?

What are important profitability ratios? How are these worked out?

List the techniques of Financial Statement Analysis.

State the meaning of financial statement analysis?

What does a Bearer Debenture mean?

Distinguish between Vertical and Horizontal Analysis of financial data.

What are limitations of financial statement analysis?

State the meaning of ‘Debentures issued as a collateral security’.

State the meaning of Analysis and Interpretation.

List any three objectives of analysing financial statements?

What is meant by ‘Issue of debentures for consideration other than cash’?

What is meant by ‘Issue of debenture at discount and redeemable at premium?

What is the importance of comparative statements? Illustrate youranswer with particular reference to comparative income statement.

Distinguish between Vertical and Horizontal Analysis of financial data.

What is meant by redemption of debentures by conversion?

What is meant by redemption of debentures?

Can a company purchase its own debentures in the open market? Explain.

How debentures are different from shares? Give two points.

Explain the different types of debentures?

What are limitations of financial statement analysis?

What is meant by ‘Mortgaged Debentures’?