determine if it is an indicator of potential cash flow problems Growth in accounts receivable or inventories that is less the growth rate in sales

1. determine if it is an indicator of potential cash flow
   problems
   
   Growth in accounts receivable or inventories that
   is less the growth rate in sales.

no

2. determine if it is an indicator of potential cash flow
   problems
   
   Capital expenditures that substantially exceed cash
   flow from operations.

yes

3. determine if it is an indicator of potential cash flow
   problems
   
   A substantial shift from long-term borrowing to
   short-term borrowing

yes

4. Below are various states of financial distress:
   
   1. defaulting on a principal payment on debt
   2. restructuring debt
   3. filing for bankruptcy
   4. failing to make a required
   interest payment on time
   
   What is the order of increasing gravity that analysts typically consider when assessing credit
   risk and bankruptcy risk according to a continuum of financial distress?

4, 2, 1, 3

5. Univariate bankruptcy prediction models help identify factors related to bankruptcy, but they do
   not provide information about:
   
   a. specific ratios that are important.
   
   b. the relative importance of individual financial statement ratios.
   
   c. which specific company will go bankrupt.

the relative importance of individual financial statement ratios

6. Asset Turnover

Sales/Total Assets

7. Return on assets

Net Income/Total Assets

8. Capital structure leverage

Average Total Assets / Average Shareholders' Equity

9. Current ratio

Current assets/ current liabilities

10. Quick Ratio

(Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities