1 A low-geared company is more able to survive a downturn in profit than a highly-geared company. 2 If a company has a high price earnings ratio, this will often indicate that the market expects its profits to rise. 3 All companies should try to achieve a current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) of 2:1.
Statement (ii) is wrong as it reflects the common misconception that the shadow price is the maximum price which should be paid, rather than the maximum extra over the current purchase price.
Statement (iii) is wrong but could be thought to be correct if (ii) was wrongly assumed to be correct.
1 A revaluation reserve arises when a non-current asset is sold at a profit. 2 The authorised share capital of a company is the maximum nominal value of shares and loan notes the company may issue. 3 The notes to the financial statements must contain details of all adjusting events as defined in IAS10 Events after the balance sheet date.