Comparative financial statements for Weller Corporation, a merchandising company, for the year ending December 31 appear below. The company did not issue any new common stock during the year. A total of 600,000 shares of common stock were outstanding. The interest rate on the bond payable was 10%, the income tax rate was 40%, and the dividend per share of common stock was $0.75 last year and $0.40 this year. The market value of the company’s common stock at the end of the year was $23. All of the company’s sales are on account.   Weller Corporation Comparative Balance Sheet (dollars in thousands)   This Year Last Year Assets             Current assets:             Cash $ 1,200   $ 1,330   Accounts receivable, net   9,700     8,000   Inventory   12,900     11,500   Prepaid expenses   740     510   Total current assets   24,540     21,340   Property and equipment:             Land   10,000     10,000   Buildings and equipment, net   46,641     35,406   Total property and equipment   56,641     45,406   Total assets $ 81,181   $ 66,746   Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity             Current liabilities:             Accounts payable $ 18,500   $ 17,900   Accrued liabilities   930     700   Notes payable, short term   140     140   Total current liabilities   19,570     18,740   Long-term liabilities:             Bonds payable   9,400     9,400   Total liabilities   28,970     28,140   Stockholders' equity:             Common stock   600     600   Additional paid-in capital   4,000     4,000   Total paid-in capital   4,600     4,600   Retained earnings   47,611     34,006   Total stockholders' equity   52,211     38,606   Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 81,181   $ 66,746       Weller Corporation Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation (dollars in thousands)   This Year Last Year Sales $ 80,535   $ 65,000   Cost of goods sold   37,820     40,000   Gross margin   42,715     25,000   Selling and administrative expenses:             Selling expenses   11,400     10,900   Administrative expenses   7,300     6,800   Total selling and administrative expenses   18,700     17,700   Net operating income   24,015     7,300   Interest expense   940     940   Net income before taxes   23,075     6,360   Income taxes   9,230     2,544   Net income   13,845     3,816   Dividends to common stockholders   240     450   Net income added to retained earnings   13,605     3,366   Beginning retained earnings   34,006     30,640   Ending retained earnings $ 47,611   $ 34,006     4. Average sale period. (Use 365 days in a year. Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.) 5. Operating cycle. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.) 6. Total asset turnover. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places

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Comparative financial statements for Weller Corporation, a merchandising company, for the year ending December 31 appear below. The company did not issue any new common stock during the year. A total of 600,000 shares of common stock were outstanding. The interest rate on the bond payable was 10%, the income tax rate was 40%, and the dividend per share of common stock was $0.75 last year and $0.40 this year. The market value of the company’s common stock at the end of the year was $23. All of the company’s sales are on account.

 

Weller Corporation
Comparative Balance Sheet
(dollars in thousands)
  This Year Last Year
Assets            
Current assets:            
Cash $ 1,200   $ 1,330  
Accounts receivable, net   9,700     8,000  
Inventory   12,900     11,500  
Prepaid expenses   740     510  
Total current assets   24,540     21,340  
Property and equipment:            
Land   10,000     10,000  
Buildings and equipment, net   46,641     35,406  
Total property and equipment   56,641     45,406  
Total assets $ 81,181   $ 66,746  
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity            
Current liabilities:            
Accounts payable $ 18,500   $ 17,900  
Accrued liabilities   930     700  
Notes payable, short term   140     140  
Total current liabilities   19,570     18,740  
Long-term liabilities:            
Bonds payable   9,400     9,400  
Total liabilities   28,970     28,140  
Stockholders' equity:            
Common stock   600     600  
Additional paid-in capital   4,000     4,000  
Total paid-in capital   4,600     4,600  
Retained earnings   47,611     34,006  
Total stockholders' equity   52,211     38,606  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 81,181   $ 66,746  
 

 

Weller Corporation
Comparative Income Statement and Reconciliation
(dollars in thousands)
  This Year Last Year
Sales $ 80,535   $ 65,000  
Cost of goods sold   37,820     40,000  
Gross margin   42,715     25,000  
Selling and administrative expenses:            
Selling expenses   11,400     10,900  
Administrative expenses   7,300     6,800  
Total selling and administrative expenses   18,700     17,700  
Net operating income   24,015     7,300  
Interest expense   940     940  
Net income before taxes   23,075     6,360  
Income taxes   9,230     2,544  
Net income   13,845     3,816  
Dividends to common stockholders   240     450  
Net income added to retained earnings   13,605     3,366  
Beginning retained earnings   34,006     30,640  
Ending retained earnings $ 47,611   $ 34,006  
 

4. Average sale period. (Use 365 days in a year. Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)

5. Operating cycle. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)

6. Total asset turnover. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

 

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