Business Communications Practice Quiz

11. Suppose one of your bookkeeping clients has stated they prefer to have a conversation around their financial statements, not simply receive an email. What communication channels might you use? (select all that apply)

  • Phone calls
  • Face-to-face meetings
  • Webconference
  • Text message

12. What does KPI stand for in accounting?

  • Key Performance Indicator
  • Key Partner Index
  • Key Partner Information

13. Which of the following would be the best and most professional subject line to use when you want to ensure the client reads and responds to a request?

  • Action Requested: Please Review and Provide Signature
  • READ THIS RIGHT NOW
  • Please sign this and return it by end of business next Wednesday, or I will not be able to move forward
  • Bookkeeping Update

Analyzing Key Reports and Transactions Assessment

14. Gross Profit Margin shows the percentage of revenue that:

  • Exceeds the cost of goods sold (COGS)
  • How much profit a company makes on a dollar after paying for expenses and overhead
  • The percentage of profit a company produces from its total revenue

15. Lou's Tavern recorded $60,000 in sales revenue and a cost of goods sold of $45,000 on their income statement this month. What is their Gross Profit Margin? (enter your answer as a decimal and round to the nearest hundredth, example x.xx)

0.25

16. Net profit margin shows the percentage of:

  • Profit a company makes on a dollar after paying for expenses and overhead
  • Revenue that exceeds the cost of goods sold (COGS)
  • Profit a company produces from its total revenue

17. On Marla's Laundromat Income Statement there is a Sales Revenue of $60,000 and Operating Earnings of $11,000. What is their Operating Profit Margin? (enter your answer as a decimal and round to the nearest hundredth, example x.xx)

0.18

18. Tyler's Theater recorded a net profit of $8,500 in addition to their Sales Revenue of $60,000 on their recent income statement. What is their Net Profit Margin? (enter your answer as a decimal and round to the nearest hundredth, example x.xx)

0.14

Shuffle Q/A 2

19. Using the following balance sheet, calculate the Current Ratio.

  • 8.38
  • 16.11
  • 11.5
  • 3.37

20. What does the debt to equity ratio evaluate?

  • What proportion of debt or equity a company is using to finance its assets
  • A company’s debt as a percentage of total liabilities and owner’s equity amount
  • What proportion of equity a company is using to finance its profits

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