Corporate Financial Accounting
Corporate Financial Accounting
15th Edition
ISBN: 9781337398169
Author: Carl Warren, Jeff Jones
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 7, Problem 7.3MAD

(a)

To determine

Days’ cash on hand: This is a financial metric which measures number of days a company would pay its cash operating expenses, if revenue declines. Days’ cash on hand of 50 days or greater is considered to be ideal.

Formula to compute days’ cash on hand:

Days’ cash on hand = Cash and short-term investmentsDaily cash operating expenses 

To compute: Days’ cash on hand for Corporation A for the Years 1, 2, and 3

(b)

To determine

To interpret: The values computed in Part (a)

(c)

To determine

To mention: Some ways for a liquidity squeeze

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