A-LevelAccountingAnalysis and Interpretation of Financial StatementsOct/Nov 2010Paper 1 Q241 Mark
The table shows the year end information for three companies. [Table showing company X with sales $500 000, operating profit as % of all sales 15, capital employed $100 000; company Y with sales $200 000, operating profit as % of all sales 8, capital employed $40 000; company Z with sales $400 000, operating profit as % of all sales 10, capital employed $80 000] How should the companies rank in order of return on the actual capital employed? [Table with columns 'highest' and 'lowest', and rows for options A, B, C, D]
AX, Z, Y
BY, Z, X
CZ, X, Y
DZ, Y, X
✓ Correct Answer
The correct answer is A: X, Z, Y
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