17.4 a. Assume that Beverly Enterprises and Manor Care two operators of nur

17.4 a. Assume that Beverly Enterprises and Manor Care two operators

of nursing homes have ?scal years that end at different times:say

one in June and one in December. Would this fact cause any

problems when comparing ratios between the two companies?

b. Assume that two companies that operate walk-in clinics both

had the same December year end but one was based in Aspen

Colorado a winter resort while the other operated in Cape Cod

Massachusetts a summer resort. Would this lead to problems in a

comparative analysis?

17.6 a. What is the difference between trend analysis and comparative

analysis?

b. Which one is more important?