ACC 205 Week Five Exercise Assignment Financial Ratios

1. 1.
        

   Liquidity ratios. 

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   Edison

   ,

   Stagg

   , and

   Thornton

   have the following financial information at the close of business on July 10:

 

 EdisonStaggThornton

 

2,500

 

2,0002,5003,000 

1,0002,5004,000 

800800 

200200 

3,1003,100 

300300 

3,8003,800 

       

Cash	$ Save Time On Research and Writing Hire a Pro to Write You a 100% Plagiarism-Free Paper. Get My Paper	4,000	$			2,500	$	1,000
Short-term investments		3,000		2,000
Accounts receivable
Inventory
Prepaid expenses			800
Accounts payable			200
Notes payable: short-term			3,100
Accrued payables			300
Long-term liabilities			3,800

  

1. Compute the current and quick ratios for each of the three companies. (Round calculations to two decimal places.) Which firm is the most liquid? Why?
2. Suppose Thornton is using FIFO for inventory valuation and Edison is using LIFO. Comment on the comparability of information between these two companies.
3. If all short-term notes payable are due on July 11 at 8 a.m., comment on each company’s ability to settle its obligation in a timely manner.

 

1. 2.      Computation and evaluation of activity ratios. The following data relate to Alaska Products, Inc:

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,000 

 

     

19X5	19X4
Net credit sales	$832,000	$760,000
	Cost of goods sold	440,000	3	50,000
Cash, Dec. 31	1	25,000	110,000
Accounts receivable, Dec. 31	1	80,000	140,000
Inventory, Dec. 31	70,000
Accounts payable, Dec. 31	115,000	108,000

 

The company is planning to borrow $300,000 via a 90-day bank loan to cover short-term operating needs.

1. Compute the accounts receivable and inventory turnover ratios for 19X5. Alaska rounds all calculations to two decimal places.
2. Study the ratios from part (a) and comment on the company’s ability to repay a bank loan in 90 days.
3. Suppose that Alaska’s major line of business involves the processing and distribution of fresh and frozen fish throughout the United States. Do you have any concerns about the company’s inventory turnover ratio? Briefly discuss.

 

1. 3.      Profitability ratios, trading on the equity. Digital Relay has both preferred and common stock outstanding. The com­pany reported the following information for 19X7:

80,000

25,000

Net sales	$1,500,000
Interest expense	120,000
Income tax expense
Preferred dividends
	Net income	130,000
Average assets	1,100,000
Average common stockholders’ equity	400,000

  

1. Compute the profit margin on sales and the rates of return on assets and common stockholders’ equity, rounding calculations to two decimal places.
2. Does the firm have positive or negative financial leverage? Briefly ex­plain.

 

1. 4.      Financial statement construction via ratios. Incomplete financial statements of Lock Box, Inc., are presented below.

 

Cost of goods sold?

?

$ ?

?

Net income$ ?

LOCK BOX, INC.Income StatementFor the Year Ended December 31, 19X3
Sales			$ ?
Gross profit	$15,000,000
Operating expenses & interest
Income before tax
Income taxes, 40%

 

 

 

LOCK BOX, INC.Balance SheetDecember 31, 19X3
Assets
CashAccounts receivableInventoryProperty, plant, &. equipment     Total assets	$ ???8,000,000$24,000,000
Liabilities & Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts payableNotes payable (short-term)Bonds payableCommon stockRetained earnings     Total liabilities & stockholders’ equity	$ ?600,000 4,600,0002,000,000?$24,000,000

 

Further information:

1. Cost of goods sold is 60% of sales. All sales are on account.
2. The company’s beginning inventory is $5 million; inventory turnover is 4.
3. The debt to total assets ratio is 70%.
4. The profit margin on sales is 6%.
5. The firm’s accounts receivable turnover is 5. Receivables increased by $400,000 during the year.

 Instructions:

Using the preceding data, complete the income statement and the balance sheet.