Time series of a firm's common size balance sheets reveals the following data: 2083 2084 2085 Current assets 20% 22% 25% 8% 9% 10% Inventory Short-term debt Long-term debt 10% 10% 11% 24% 21% 18% Based only on the data provided, an analyst can conclude that the firm's: quick ratio is increasing inventory/sales ratio is increasing debt ratio is increasing An analyst has found that a firm's cash conversion cycle has decreased significantly over the past year and suspects accounting manipulation of cash flows. The least likely way for the company to have decreased its cash conversion cycle is by: financing payables stretching out payables Securitization of receivables Which of the following would violate the Standard on Performance Reporting? Displaying both geometric and arithmetic average returns. Value weighting the assets held to determine a portfolio's performance. Equal weighting minor asset holdings within a portfolio when calculating portfolio returns