Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Accountancy

Chapter

Accounting Ratios

Question:

A company has a Proprietary Ratio of 25%. To maintain this ratio at 30%, what should it do?

Options:

Reduce Debt

Increase Current Assets

Increase Equity

Either Increase Equity or Reduce Debt

Correct Answer:

Either Increase Equity or Reduce Debt

Explanation:

Proprietary ratio expresses relationship of proprietor’s (shareholders) funds to net assets and is calculated as follows :
Proprietary Ratio = Shareholders’, Funds/Capital employed (or net assets)
Equity increase makes the shareholders fund and capital employed by the same amount which makes it increase.
Debts decrease make the capital employed to decrease which ultimately makes the ratio to increase and can make it to 30%