A condensed balance sheet for Simultech Corporation and a partially completed vertical analysis are presented below. Complete the vertical analysis by computing each missing line item as a percentage of total assets. (Round your answers to the nearest whole percent.)       SIMULTECH CORPORATION Balance Sheet (summarized) January 31 (in millions of U.S. dollars) Cash $433 29 % Current Liabilities $409 27 % Accounts Receivable 294 19   Long-term Liabilities 495 33   Inventory 206 14   Total Liabilities 904     Other Current Assets 109     Common Stock 118     Property and Equipment 27 2   Retained Earnings 492 32   Other Assets 445 29   Total Stockholders’ Equity 610     Total Assets $1,514 100 % Total Liabilities & Stockholders’ Equity $1,514 100 %   2A. What percentage of Simultech’s total assets relate to inventory? (Round your answer to the nearest whole percent.) 2B. What percentage of Simultech’s total assets relate to property and equipment? (Round your answer to the nearest whole percent.)   2C. Which of these two asset groups is more significant to Simultech’s business? (Pick one)        -Property and equipment is a much more significant asset than inventory      -Inventory is a much more significant asset that property and equipment    3. What percentage of Simultech’s assets is financed by total stockholder's equity? By total liabilities? (Round your answers to the nearest whole percent.)       Percentage Total Stockholder's Equity   % Total Liabilities   %

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A condensed balance sheet for Simultech Corporation and a partially completed vertical analysis are presented below.

Complete the vertical analysis by computing each missing line item as a percentage of total assets. (Round your answers to the nearest whole percent.)

 
 
 
SIMULTECH CORPORATION
Balance Sheet (summarized)
January 31
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
Cash $433 29 % Current Liabilities $409 27 %
Accounts Receivable 294 19   Long-term Liabilities 495 33  
Inventory 206 14   Total Liabilities 904    
Other Current Assets 109     Common Stock 118    
Property and Equipment 27 2   Retained Earnings 492 32  
Other Assets 445 29   Total Stockholders’ Equity 610    
Total Assets $1,514 100 % Total Liabilities & Stockholders’ Equity $1,514 100 %

 

2A. What percentage of Simultech’s total assets relate to inventory? (Round your answer to the nearest whole percent.)

2B. What percentage of Simultech’s total assets relate to property and equipment? (Round your answer to the nearest whole percent.)
 
2C. Which of these two asset groups is more significant to Simultech’s business? (Pick one)
 
     -Property and equipment is a much more significant asset than inventory
     -Inventory is a much more significant asset that property and equipment 
 
3.

What percentage of Simultech’s assets is financed by total stockholder's equity? By total liabilities? (Round your answers to the nearest whole percent.)

 
 
  Percentage
Total Stockholder's Equity   %
Total Liabilities   %
 
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