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Chapter 13, Problem 6.2GAP
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Accounting ratio helps in comparing two or more financial data of the financial statements of the company. It is used by various parties to measure the performance of the companies.
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The loan amount of which company is expected to be approved by a bank.
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Certain financial ratios for The Gap for its most recent year are given below, along with the average ratios for its industry. Based on those ratios, answer the following.
1) Does The Gap seem to prefer to finance its assets with debt or with equity? How can you tell? What percent of its assets are funded with debt? What percent of its assets are funded with equity?
2) A supplier to The Gap sells merchandise to The Gap and asks to be paid within 60 days. While any of The Gap’s financial ratios might be of interest to the supplier, which of the ratios listed below do you think would likely be the most important one to the supplier? Why?
3) Which of the ratios presented suggest that, compared to its industry, The Gap may have a problem controlling its operating expenses? How can you tell? Your answer should clearly indicate that you understand why the ratio that you chose answers this question.
Here is the data for The Gap and its industry.
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Dos Enterprises has historically reported bad debt expense of 5% of sales in each quarter. The entity followed the same procedure in the three quarters of the current year. However, in the fourth quarter, the entity determined that bad debt expense for the entire year should be P450,000. Sales in each quarter of the year were 1st quarter - P2,000,000, 2nd quarter P1,500,000, third quarter P2,5000,000 and fourth quarter P4,000,000. What amount should be recognized as bad debt expense for the fourth quarter?
The current year financial statements for Blue Water Company and Prime Fish Company are presented below.
Both companies are in the fish catching and manufacturing business. Both have been in business approximately 10 years, and each has had steady growth. The management of each has a different viewpoint in many respects. Blue Water is more conservative, and as its president has said, “We avoid what we consider to be undue risk.” Neither company is publicly held.
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1. Using year-end balances for all ratios, compute the following ratios:
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Managerial Accounting
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