What you’ll learn to do: explain the importance of quantitative analysis in managerial decision making and problem solving using basic financial ratios

The financial statements you learned about earlier in this module function as a company’s outward-facing representation of financial well-being. However, this is not the only use for the information they contain. Managers and decision makers within the company also use financial statements to analyze smaller parts of the company.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

The learning activities for this section include:

• Reading: Objectives of Financial Statement Analysis
• Self Check: Quantitative Analysis

Take time to review and reflect on this activity in order to improve your performance on the assessment for this section.