ABSTRACT
This project is written by Nwazue Nkem Ugochukwu, on the topic "Application of accounting ratios in management dee ision" (a scudy of selected companies in Ahia State). The objective of the study among others is to discover whether accounting ratios are relevance in management decisions making to some companies. The work critically revealed works of some eminent scholars pointing· out the history and importance of ratio analysis in management decisions. The study centered on the foll owing hypothesi ·; that was interested in chapter four. Ho: Application of accounting ratio does not improve organization decision making Hi: Application of accounting ratio improves organization decision making. The researcher makes use of primary and secondary data source in the methodology. In the primary source, the researcher make use of report questior.naire, while in secondary source the researcher makes use . of textbooks, j ournals. magazi.ie and unpublished materials from students in var'ious institution of higher learning. The findings of the research work reveals that application of accounting ratio is .important for organizations decision making. The data collected were presented analyzed and discussed, the chi-square (X2) statistical tool were used for the test of the research hypothesis formulated. l\ianagers in the Brewery Industries should continue to use application of accounting ratio as a basis upon which their decision are based because witl-out r, tios analysis of data would be largely uninformative to every skilled.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page
Approval page
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement lV
Abstract
Table of content viii
CHAPTER ONE 1
Introduction 1
1.1 Background of the study 1·
1.2 Statement of the Problem 3
1.3 Causes of the problem 4
1.4 Objectives of the Study 4
1.5 Research Questions s
1.6 Research Hypotheses 6
1.7 Significance of the Study 6
1.8. Limitation of the Study 7
ChapterTwo
Literature Review 8
2.1 Historical development of Accounting Ratio 8
2.2 Purpose of Ratio Analysis in Accounting 9
2.3 Uses of Accounting Ratio 10
2.4 Commonly Used Ratios 10
2.4.1 Profitability Ratio
2.4.2 Liquidity of solvency ratios
.2.4.3 Efficiency Ratio
2.4.4 Shareholder Ratios/stock Market
2.4.5 Capital Structure Ratios
2.5 Uses of Accounting Ratios ln Decision Making
2.6 · Implication of Accounting Ratios
2.7 Conceptual Framework
Chapter Three
Research Methodology
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Areas of the Study
3.3 scope of the study
3.4 Population of the Study 27
3.5 Sample and Sampling techniques 27
3.6 Method of Data Collection 28
3.7 Method of Data Analysis 29
3.8 Definition of Terms 30
Chapter Four
4.1 Presentation and Analysis of Data 34
4.2 Testing of Hypotheses 50
4.3 Discussion on the Findings 57
Chapter Five
Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations 60
5.1 Restatement of Problem
5.2 Summary of Finding 60
5.3 Conclusion 61
5.4 Recommendations 62
Reference 65
NKEM, M (2020). APPLICATION OF ACCOUNTING RATIOS IN MA \JAGEMENT DECISIONS (A STUDY OF SELECTED COMPANIES IN ABIA ST ATE, NIGERIA). Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Nov 23, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/application-of-accounting-ratios-in-ma-jagement-decisions-a-study-of-selected-companies-in-abia-st-ate-nigeria
MOUAU/09/13878, NKEM. "APPLICATION OF ACCOUNTING RATIOS IN MA \JAGEMENT DECISIONS (A STUDY OF SELECTED COMPANIES IN ABIA ST ATE, NIGERIA)" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 06 Apr. 2020, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/application-of-accounting-ratios-in-ma-jagement-decisions-a-study-of-selected-companies-in-abia-st-ate-nigeria. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
MOUAU/09/13878, NKEM. "APPLICATION OF ACCOUNTING RATIOS IN MA \JAGEMENT DECISIONS (A STUDY OF SELECTED COMPANIES IN ABIA ST ATE, NIGERIA)". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 06 Apr. 2020. Web. 23 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/application-of-accounting-ratios-in-ma-jagement-decisions-a-study-of-selected-companies-in-abia-st-ate-nigeria >.
MOUAU/09/13878, NKEM. "APPLICATION OF ACCOUNTING RATIOS IN MA \JAGEMENT DECISIONS (A STUDY OF SELECTED COMPANIES IN ABIA ST ATE, NIGERIA)" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2020). Accessed 23 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/application-of-accounting-ratios-in-ma-jagement-decisions-a-study-of-selected-companies-in-abia-st-ate-nigeria