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.
The efficiency ratio indicates the expenses as a percentage of revenue, with a few variations â it is essentially how much a corporation or individual spends to make a dollar; entities are supposed to attempt minimizing efficiency ratios. The concept typically applies to banks. It relates to operating leverage, which measures the ratio between fixed costs and variable costs.