In a recent staff meeting, David Hurley, stated that analysts should understand that financial ratios mean little by themselves. He advised his colleagues to evaluate financial ratios carefully. During the discussion he made the following statements: Statement 1 : A company can be compared with others in its industry by relating its financial ratios to industry norms. However, care must be taken because many ratios are industry-specific, but not all ratios are important to all industries. Statement 2: Comparing a company to the overall economy is useless because overall business conditions are constantly changing. Specifically, it is not the ease that financial ratios tend to improve when the economy is p and weaken during recessionary times. Are statements 1 and 2 as made by Hurley regarding financial ratio analysis correct Statement 1Statement 2()①A. Incorrect Correct ②B. Incorrect Incorrect ③C. CorrectIncorrect
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C. ③