Question: 1. What was the key turning point at Moab? a. A new CFO with solid experience b. The end of the longstanding feud between the
1. What was the key turning point at Moab?
| a. | A new CFO with solid experience | |
| b. | The end of the longstanding feud between the previous CEO and CFO when they left | |
| c. | The difficulty the local community had with the millions of tourists who visited the area annually, | |
| d. | Both a and b are correct. |
2. How did the relationship between the previous CEO and previous CFO affect hospital operations?
| a. | The previous CEO and previous CFO eventually were able to resolve their differences and operations began to improve. | |
| b. | Since these were separate positions with independent responsibilities their relationship and communications didn't matter that much. | |
| c. | The feud and lack of communications between them were highly detrimental to hospital operations. | |
| d. | All of the above are correct. |
3. Net Patient Revenue at Moab has steadily increased since 2011, yet Operating Income (Net Patient Revenue minus Total Operating Expenses) dropped a bit in 2015 compared to 2014. Why? See Income Statement on Page 237
| a. | Because Total Operating Expense was also increasing year by year and outpaced the growth in Net patient revenues in 2015. | |
| b. | Because sometimes the numbers just don't add up, | |
| c. | Because of reduced inpatient revenue in 2015 due to weather related events, | |
| d. | Because the new CEO wanted to manage expectations with the Board and didn't want them to expect increases in Operating Income every year, | |
| e. | All of the answers above are correct. |
4. The Current Ratio provides a measure of liquidity (i.e. the firm's access to cash and short-term assets that allows it to pay it's bills) and is computed by dividing Total Current Assets by Total Current Liabilities. What is Moab's Current Ratio for 2012?
| a. | 51 | |
| b. | 2.33 | |
| c. | 1.98 | |
| d. | 1.62 |
5. What is Moab's Current Ratio for 2015?
| a. | 1.51 | |
| b. | 3.73 | |
| c. | 4.65 | |
| d. | 6.14 |
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