Even though no one would have blamed Mrs. Dubose if she had wanted to leave this world in narcotic bliss, she decided to try to do what she felt was right, no matter how impossible it seemed or how painful it was. Hmm, sounds like a person whose name begins with A and ends with tticus.. 1  BACK. 2  NEXT.
A ratio is the proportional amount of one quantity relative to another quantity. It's like a fraction, or at least a fraction is one type of ratio.
A ratio is simply a relationship between two numbers. Within your business, you can use ratios to assess the following important financial indicators: 1  Liquidity-the amount of working capital you have available. 2  Solvency-how near you may be to bankruptcy.