Please help answer the following questions and explain why. 1) Which of the following ratios are known as market measures of profitability?

Please help answer the following questions and explain why.

1) Which of the following ratios are known as market measures of profitability?

(a) payout and dividend yield

(b) return on assets and debt to total assets

(c) basic earnings per share and price-earnings

(d) price-earnings and dividend yield

2) All of the following statements about vertical analysis are true except

(a) vertical analysis makes it easier to for intercompany comparisons.

(b) vertical analysis is seldom performed on the income statement.

(c) vertical analysis makes it easier to compare companies of different sizes.

(d) vertical analysis is seldom performed on the cash flow statement.