how to calculate key accounting ratios to measure profitability, liquidity and efficiency: profitability ratios: gross profit margin, mark-up, profit margin, return on capital employed, expenses to revenue ratio (operating expenses to revenue ratio), liquidity ratios: current ratio, acid test ratio, efficiency ratios: non-current asset turnover, trade receivables turnover (days), trade payables turnover (days), inventory turnover (days), rate of inventory turnover (times)

how to analyse and evaluate the results of the ratios and draw conclusions

the effect on profit/loss and asset value of the incorrect treatment of capital and revenue expenditure