Accounting 0452 · IGCSE · Interpretation of accounting ratios

Interpretation of accounting ratios — practice question

The following information was given for Company X and Company Y. Gross margin: Company X: $36.7\%$ Company Y: $42.6\%$ Profit margin: Company X: $5.4\%$ Company Y: $5.4\%$ Which statement is correct?

  • ABoth companies earned the same amount of profit for the year.
  • BCompany X had a better gross margin than Company Y.
  • CCompany Y had a larger proportion of expenses than Company X.
  • DThe cost of sales of Company X was lower than that of Company Y.

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