1.   How do the risk-benefit ratios compare?

2.   That ratio compares well with television sets, VCRs, microwaves and computers.

3.   The book-to-bill ratio compares the rate of orders to shipments.

4.   The book-to-bill ratio compares the rate of orders to that of shipments.

5.   The ratio compares the dollar amount of bids received to securities sold.

6.   The ratio compares the price of the business to the cash flow it generates, Herro said.

7.   The ratio compares the price of one share of the company to the amount of money it earns for that one share.