Response to the following questions:
1. Which of the following is true for common-size comparative statements?
(a) Each item is expressed as a percent of a base amount.
(b) Total assets often are assigned a value of 100%.
(c) Amounts from successive periods are placed side by side.
(d) All are true.
(e) None is true.
2. Information from Paff Co. at Dec. 31, 2010, follows: cash, $820,000; accounts receivable, $240,000; inventories, $470,000; plant assets, $910,000; accounts payable, $350,000; and income taxes payable, $180,000.
Compute its (a) current ratio and (b) acid-test ratio.