22. Which one of the following statements about common stock is true?

A) Common stock can provide attractive capital appreciation opportunities.

B) Dividends generally provide the greatest rate of return on common stocks.

C) Common stocks generally have a negative rate of return over a ten-year period.

D) The DJIA is the best indicator of the overall performance of common stocks.

23. Substituting EBITDA for EBIT when computing the times interest earned ratio will make the company appear

A) more leveraged.

B) less leveraged.

C) more profitable.

D) less efficient.

24. Nadine Enterprises has total assets of $240,000, a debt-equity ratio of 0.60, and a return on assets of 9%. What is the return on equity?

A) 5.4%

B) 5.6%

C) 14.4%

D) 15.0%

25. Which one of the following is a leverage measure?

A) times interest earned

B) net working capital

C) return on equity

D) net profit margin