FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING W/ACCESS >CI<
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.4APCA
1.
To determine
which company has high ratio of current assets to total assets.
2.
To determine
which company has high ratio of current liabilities to total liabilities.
3.
To determine
which company has high dividend payout ratio.
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When analyzing a company's current ratio:
A.
the industry in which the company operates should not be considered.
B.
most successful businesses operate with current ratios between 0.1 and 0.5.
C.
the current ratio measures the company's ability to pay all liabilities (current and long-term) with current assets.
D.
a current ratio of less than 1.00 means that current liabilities exceed current assets.
A) Comment on any significant changes in each company in the composition of current assets and current liabilities. Explain.
b) Which assets in each company have the most significant investment? Why?
c) Are the companies financed primarily with debt or equity? Why?
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2. For each transaction below, write the net effect on Current Assets (CA), Current Liabilities (CL), Gross Profit (GP), Net Income Before Taxes (NIBT), and Cash flows from operating activities (CFO). - Ignore income tax effects - Write only the effect for the current period. - Assume the companyis a merchandising firm. - Assume warranty expenses are recognized in COGS and bad debt expenses are recognized in SG\&A. - If the net effect is negative, include a negative sign. - If no effect, write 0 . - Note that this is not a balance sheet equation(A=L+E)table, so you should not expect amounts to balance.
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