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Problem 38E: Sundahl Companys income statements for the past 2 years are as follows: Refer to the information for...
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- To assist in approaching the bank about the loan, Paul has asked you to compute the following ratios for both this year and last year.
- The amount of
working capital - The
current ratio - The acid-test ratio
- The average collection period (The accounts receivable at the beginning of last year totaled $250,000)
- The average sales period (The inventory at the beginning of last year totaled $500,000)
- The operating cycle
- The total asset turnover. (The total assets at the beginning of last year were $2,420,000)
- The debt-to-equity ratio
- The times interest earned ratio
- The equity multiplier (The total
stockholder’s equity at the beginning of last year totaled $1,420,000)
2. For both this year and last year
A. Present the balance sheet in common-size format
B. Present the income statement in common-size format down through net income
Could I please have somed help with Question 10 with a breakdown of the explanation?
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1. To assist in approaching the bank about the loan, paul has asked you to compute the following ratios for both this year and last year:
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This Year
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Past Year
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1. Working capital
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Current Assets - Current Liabilities
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$720,000
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$660,000
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2. Current Ratio
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Current Assets/Current Liabilities
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1.90
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2.53
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3.Acid-test ratio
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(Current Assets - Inventory - Prepaid expense)/Current Liabilities
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0.69
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1.09
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4. Average collection period
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365/(Sales/(Average Accounts Receivable))
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28
|
25
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5. Average sale period
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365/(Cost of goods sold/Average Inventories))
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73
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58
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Average Payable Period
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365/(Cost of goods sold/Average Payable))
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58
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45
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6. Operating cycle
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Average collection period + Average sales period - Average payable period
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44
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38
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7. Total Assets Turnover
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Sales/Average Assets
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1.83
|
1.78
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8. Debt to equity ratio
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Total long-term liabilities/Total Equity
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37.5%
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42.0%
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9.Times Interest Earned Ratio
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Operating Profit/Interest expense
|
6.56
|
4.89
|
10. Equity Multiplier
|
Average Total Assets/Average Total Equity
|
1.80
|
1.71
|
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