CONNECT WITH LEARNSMART FOR BODIE: ESSE
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Chapter 14, Problem 5PS
A company’s current ratio is
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Assume that the company has a current ratio of 1.2. Now which of the above actions would improve this ratio. Which of the following actions would improve (i.e., increase) this ratio?• Use cash to pay off current liabilities.• Collect some of the current accounts receivable.• Use cash to pay off some long-term debt.• Purchase additional inventory on credit (i.e., accounts payable).• Sell some of the existing inventory at cost.
Consider the following cash flows:
Year Cash Flow
0 –$7,400
1 2,100
2 4,700
3 1,900
4 1,600
What is the payback period for the cash flows? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
If a company has a current ratio of 1.5:1, what effects will the borrowing of cash by
long-term debt and collection of accounts receivable have on the ratio?
Decrease and decrease
) Decrease and no effect
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Chapter 14 Solutions
CONNECT WITH LEARNSMART FOR BODIE: ESSE
Ch. 14 - Prob. 1PSCh. 14 - Prob. 2PSCh. 14 - The Crusty Pie Co., which specializes in apple...Ch. 14 - The ABC Corporation has a profit margin on sales...Ch. 14 - A company’s current ratio is 2. If the company...Ch. 14 - Cash flow from investing activities excludes:...Ch. 14 - Cash flow from operating activities includes:...Ch. 14 - Prob. 8PSCh. 14 - Prob. 9PSCh. 14 - Prob. 10PS
Ch. 14 - Prob. 11PSCh. 14 - Use the DuPont system and the following data to...Ch. 14 - A firm has an ROE of 3 , a debt/equity ratio of...Ch. 14 - A firm has a tax burden ratio of 0.75 , a leverage...Ch. 14 - A11 analyst gathers the following information...Ch. 14 - Here are data On two Firms: LO142 Equity ($...Ch. 14 - Prob. 1CPCh. 14 - Which of the following best explains a ratio of...Ch. 14 - Use the Financial statements for Chicago...Ch. 14 - Prob. 4CPCh. 14 - The information in the following table comes from...Ch. 14 - Scott Kelly is reviewing Master Toy’s financial...Ch. 14 - The DuPont formula defines the net return on...Ch. 14 - Go to finance.yahoo.com to find information about...Ch. 14 - Answer the following questions for these two toy...Ch. 14 - Prob. 3WM
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