As Baldwin Company controller, you are responsible for informing the board of directors about its financial activities.

Question:

As Baldwin Company controller, you are responsible for informing the board of directors about its financial activities. At the board meeting, you present the following information.

After the meeting, the company€™s CEO holds a press conference with analysts in which she mentions the following ratios.

Required
1. Why do you think the CEO decided to report 4 ratios instead of the 11 prepared?
2. Comment on the possible consequences of the CEO€™s reporting of the ratiosselected.