1) Which of the following ratios would be used to access a companys ability to survive a four-year cyclical business downturn?

	a.	Long-term debt to equity ratio
	b.	Quick ratio
	c.	Times interest earned
	d.	Return on assets

2) Which of the following ratios would be best used to access the performance of company management in increasing shareholder wealth?

	a.	Gross profit margin
	b.	Economic Value Added
	c.	Dividend yield
	d.	Book value

3) What is the ABC Companys coverage multiple (i.e., times interest earned ratio) given the following annual information: $1,200,000 of gross revenues, $300,000 cost of goods, $600,000 of selling, general and administrative expenses, $2,500,000 loan at 8% interest rate?

	a.	4.5x
	b.	3.0x
	c.	1.5x
	d.	6.0x