Integrating Accounting for Liabilities and Equity Obtain Apple's fiscal year 2019 10-K (filed October 31, 2019) either from the "Investor Relations" portion of its website (do a web search for "Apple Investor Relations") Required: Using Apple's 10-K, answer the following questions (Hint: It may be easier to use the Word or the PDF file, and use the search feature within the program.): 1. Calculate Apple's current, quick, and cash ratios for 2018 and 2019. The industry averages for these ratios for 2019 were 1.72, 1.41, and 0.77, respectively. Round your answers to two decimal places. 2019 Current Ratio Quick Ratio Cash Ratio 2018 Comment on Apple's short-term liquidity. For 2019, Apple the industry average for the current and quick ratio, but [ the industry average for the cash ratio. However, because there is little concern about Apple's ability to sell its inventories, the current ratio provides relatively high confidence that Apple be able to meet its short-term obligations.

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Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Marketable securities
Accounts receivable, net
Inventories
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions, except number of shares which are reflected in thousands and par value)
Vendor non-trade receivables
Other current assets
Total current assets
Non-current assets:
Marketable securities
Property, plant and equipment, net
Other non-current assets
Total non-current assets
Total assets
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
Other current liabilities
Deferred revenue
Commercial paper
Term debt
Total current liabilities
Non-current liabilities:
Term debt
Other non-current liabilities
Total non-current liabilities
Total liabilities
Commitments and contingencies
Apple Inc.
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)
Total shareholders' equity
ASSETS:
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock and additional paid-in capital, $0.00001 par value: 12,600,000 shares
authorized; 4,443,236 and 4,754,986 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
Retained earnings
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
September 28,
2019
Apple Inc. I 2019 Form 10-K | 31
$
$
$
$
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
48,844 $
51,713
22,926
4,106
22,878
12,352
162,819
105,341
37,378
32,978
175,697
338,516
September 29,
2018
91,807
50,503
142,310
248,028
46,236 $
37,720
5,522
5,980
10,260
105,718
45,174
45,898
(584)
$
90,488
338,516 $
25,913
40,388
23,186
3,956
25,809
12,087
131,339
170,799
41,304
22,283
234,386
365,725
55,888
33,327
5,966
11,964
8,784
115,929
93,735
48,914
142,649
258,578
40,201
70,400
(3,454)
107,147
365,725
Transcribed Image Text:Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents Marketable securities Accounts receivable, net Inventories CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In millions, except number of shares which are reflected in thousands and par value) Vendor non-trade receivables Other current assets Total current assets Non-current assets: Marketable securities Property, plant and equipment, net Other non-current assets Total non-current assets Total assets Current liabilities: Accounts payable Other current liabilities Deferred revenue Commercial paper Term debt Total current liabilities Non-current liabilities: Term debt Other non-current liabilities Total non-current liabilities Total liabilities Commitments and contingencies Apple Inc. LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY: Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) Total shareholders' equity ASSETS: Shareholders' equity: Common stock and additional paid-in capital, $0.00001 par value: 12,600,000 shares authorized; 4,443,236 and 4,754,986 shares issued and outstanding, respectively Retained earnings Total liabilities and shareholders' equity September 28, 2019 Apple Inc. I 2019 Form 10-K | 31 $ $ $ $ See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 48,844 $ 51,713 22,926 4,106 22,878 12,352 162,819 105,341 37,378 32,978 175,697 338,516 September 29, 2018 91,807 50,503 142,310 248,028 46,236 $ 37,720 5,522 5,980 10,260 105,718 45,174 45,898 (584) $ 90,488 338,516 $ 25,913 40,388 23,186 3,956 25,809 12,087 131,339 170,799 41,304 22,283 234,386 365,725 55,888 33,327 5,966 11,964 8,784 115,929 93,735 48,914 142,649 258,578 40,201 70,400 (3,454) 107,147 365,725
Integrating Accounting for Liabilities and Equity
Obtain Apple's fiscal year 2019 10-K (filed October 31, 2019) either from the "Investor Relations" portion of its website (do a web search for "Apple Investor Relations")
Required:
Using Apple's 10-K, answer the following questions (Hint: It may be easier to use the Word or the PDF file, and use the search feature within the program.):
1. Calculate Apple's current, quick, and cash ratios for 2018 and 2019. The industry averages for these ratios for 2019 were 1.72, 1.41, and 0.77, respectively. Round
your answers to two decimal places.
2019
Current Ratio
Quick Ratio
Cash Ratio
2018
Comment on Apple's short-term liquidity.
For 2019, Apple
the industry average for the current and quick ratio, but
the industry average for the cash ratio. However, because there is little
concern about Apple's ability to sell its inventories, the current ratio provides relatively high confidence that Apple
be able to meet its short-term obligations.
Transcribed Image Text:Integrating Accounting for Liabilities and Equity Obtain Apple's fiscal year 2019 10-K (filed October 31, 2019) either from the "Investor Relations" portion of its website (do a web search for "Apple Investor Relations") Required: Using Apple's 10-K, answer the following questions (Hint: It may be easier to use the Word or the PDF file, and use the search feature within the program.): 1. Calculate Apple's current, quick, and cash ratios for 2018 and 2019. The industry averages for these ratios for 2019 were 1.72, 1.41, and 0.77, respectively. Round your answers to two decimal places. 2019 Current Ratio Quick Ratio Cash Ratio 2018 Comment on Apple's short-term liquidity. For 2019, Apple the industry average for the current and quick ratio, but the industry average for the cash ratio. However, because there is little concern about Apple's ability to sell its inventories, the current ratio provides relatively high confidence that Apple be able to meet its short-term obligations.
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