The following information was extracted from the books of ABC ltd for the years ended December 2014 and 2013:                Trading, Profit and Loss Account (Income statement )                 2014            Ksh.                  2013                    Ksh. Sales Cost of sales Gross profit Operating expenses Profit before taxation Current year’s taxation Profit after taxation Dividends Retained profit for the year 31,000,000 18,000,000 13,000,000 9,500,000 3,500,000 1,600,000 1,900,000 600,000 1,300,000 25,500,000 16,000,000 9,500,000 7,500,000 2,000,000 900,000 1,100,000 600,000 500,000                             Balance Sheets (Statements of financial Position) |   Kshs. 2014 Kshs.’ 2013 Fixed assets (net book value) Freehold land and factory building Plant and equipment Motor vehicles   Current assets: Stock                           Debtors                           Cash and bank balance   Current liabilities: Creditors                              Taxation                              Dividends   Net current assets Net assets   Financed by: Share capital                       Retained profits                       Long term loan   10,000,000 27,000,000 7,500,000 44,500,000 21,500,000 17,000,000 1,000,000 39,500,000 15,500,000 1,600,000 600,000 17,700,000 21,800,000 66,300,000   50,000,000 12,800,000 3,500,000 66,300,000   10,000,000 20,000,000 5,000,000 35,000,000 21,000,000 16,000,000 3,000,000 40,000,000 13,500,000 900,000 600,000 15,000,000 25,000,000 60,000,000   45,000,000 11,500,000 3,500,000 60,000,000      Additional information. 1.     Assume all the sales are on credit. 2.     Assume a year has got 365 days. 3.     Profit before interest and tax was 4,000,000 for 2014 and 3,500,000 for 2013.   Required: For each of the two years 2014 and 2013, calculate the following ratios.        i.          Gross profit as percentage of sales.                                 ii.          Net profit as percentage of sales.                                              iii.          Expenses as percentage of sales.                                               iv.          Current ratio.      v.          Acid test ratio (Quick ratio)

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The following information was extracted from the books of ABC ltd for the years ended December 2014 and 2013:

               Trading, Profit and Loss Account (Income statement )  

 

            2014

           Ksh.

                 2013

                   Ksh.

Sales

Cost of sales

Gross profit

Operating expenses

Profit before taxation

Current year’s taxation

Profit after taxation

Dividends

Retained profit for the year

31,000,000

18,000,000

13,000,000

9,500,000

3,500,000

1,600,000

1,900,000

600,000

1,300,000

25,500,000

16,000,000

9,500,000

7,500,000

2,000,000

900,000

1,100,000

600,000

500,000

 

                          Balance Sheets (Statements of financial Position) |

 

Kshs.

2014

Kshs.’

2013

Fixed assets (net book value)

Freehold land and factory building

Plant and equipment

Motor vehicles

 

Current assets: Stock

                          Debtors

                          Cash and bank balance

 

Current liabilities: Creditors

                             Taxation

                             Dividends

 

Net current assets

Net assets

 

Financed by: Share capital

                      Retained profits

                      Long term loan

 

10,000,000

27,000,000

7,500,000

44,500,000

21,500,000

17,000,000

1,000,000

39,500,000

15,500,000

1,600,000

600,000

17,700,000

21,800,000

66,300,000

 

50,000,000

12,800,000

3,500,000

66,300,000

 

10,000,000

20,000,000

5,000,000

35,000,000

21,000,000

16,000,000

3,000,000

40,000,000

13,500,000

900,000

600,000

15,000,000

25,000,000

60,000,000

 

45,000,000

11,500,000

3,500,000

60,000,000

 

   Additional information.

1.     Assume all the sales are on credit.

2.     Assume a year has got 365 days.

3.     Profit before interest and tax was 4,000,000 for 2014 and 3,500,000 for 2013.

 

Required:

For each of the two years 2014 and 2013, calculate the following ratios.

       i.          Gross profit as percentage of sales.                           

     ii.          Net profit as percentage of sales.                                          

   iii.          Expenses as percentage of sales.                                           

   iv.          Current ratio.

     v.          Acid test ratio (Quick ratio)

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