INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING(LL)-W/CONNECT
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Chapter 10, Problem 10.9BE
Fixed-asset turnover ratio
• LO10–5
Huebert Corporation and Winslow Corporation reported the following information:
Calculate each companies fixes-asset turnover ratio and determine which company utilizes its fixed assets most efficiently to generate sales.
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CHALLENGE
(Questions 20-22)
Net Fixed Assets and Depreciation [LO4] On the balance sheet, the net fixed assets (NFA) account is equal to the gross
20.
fixed assets (FA) account (which records the acquisition cost of fixed assets) minus the accumulated depreciation (AD)
account (which records the total depreciation taken by the firm against its fixed assets). Using the fact that NFA = FA –
AD, show that the expression given in the chapter for net capital spending. NFAcad - NFAeg + D (where D is the
depreciation expense during the year), is equivalent to FAend - FAser
Use the following information for Taco Swell, Inc., for Problems 21 and 22 (assume the tax rate is 21 percent):
2017
2018
Sales
S16,549
SI8,498
Depreciation
2.376
2.484
Cost of goods sold
5.690
6,731
Orher expenев
1,353
1,178
Interest
1.110
1.325
Cash
8.676
9.247
Accounts receivable
I1.4SS
13,482
Short-term notes payable
1,674
1.641
Long-term debt
29.060
35.229
Net fixed asseta
72.770
77.610
Accounts payable
6,269
6.640…
Analyze the influence of return on sales and asset turnover on the return on assets (ROA). Use absolute differences
method.
Year 200A
Year 200B
Sales, S'000
Profit, S'000
45612
46418
12116
12813
Assets, $'000
32745
33186
Chapter 10 Solutions
INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING(LL)-W/CONNECT
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