23、Assume U.S. GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) applies unless otherwise noted. An analyst suspects that a particular company's financial statements may require adjustment because the company uses throughput agreements. The most likely effect of the appropriate adjustments on the company's return on assets (ROA) and debt-to-equity ratio, respectively, would be: | ROA | Debt-to-equity ratio
| A. | Increase | Increase | B. | Increase | Decrease | C. | Decrease | Increase | D. | Decrease | Decrease |
A. Answer A B. Answer B C. Answer C D. Answer D Correct answer = C
"Leases and Off-Balance Sheet Debt," Gerald I. White, Ashwinpaul C. Sondhi, and Dov Fried 2008 Modular Level I, Vol. 3, pp. 532-533 Study Session 9-40-c describe the types of off-balance-sheet financing and analyze their effects on selected financial ratios The adjustment would increase both assets and debt. The increase in assets would decrease the ROA and the increase in debt would increase the debt-to-equity ratio, because equity would not change. |