To determine the ability of a company to pay interest on its debt, you would calculate the:
A) debt ratio.
B) interest coverage ratio.
C) price-earnings ratio.
D) return on assets ratio.
B) interest coverage ratio.
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A modified rebuy would be most likely when
A. a railroad plans to change from steel to aluminum rail cars in order to cut weight. B. a computer producer is buying new assembly line equipment. C. a bread producer is placing its weekly order for flour. D. a car producer is developing a sportier car which will require wider tires. E. a shoe factory needs more glue to attach heels to its shoes.
The FAB selling technique is a tool for:
A. trial closing. B. benefit selling. C. customer needs assessment. D. customer retention. E. behavior modification.
Robert is a strategic planner for a consulting firm. He receives countless reports for daily analysis, but he avoids being inundated with information by selecting only the few reports that actually serve his purpose. Which principle of data characterization is Robert following?
A. Collecting as much data as possible is always preferable. B. Freely available data is always accurate and timely. C. Information should be just barely sufficient for its purpose. D. Data that arrives after a prolonged period of time is of the highest quality. E. Information needs to be relevant to the subject, not necessarily to the context.
The U.S. government has adopted __________ to facilitate seeking consensus of the most affected groups regarding the substance of new regulations, a process which arose from the Japanese style of negotiation
a. administrative review b. federal mediation c. regulatory negotiations d. rule arbitration