3M COMPANY Balance Sheet (partial) 2027 Current assets Cash and cash equivalents Accounts receivable, net Inventories Other current assets Total current assets Current liabilities $3,010 3,060 2,560 1,710 $10,340 $4,239 2026 $1,860 3,160 2,860 1.510 $9,390 $5.540
3M COMPANY Balance Sheet (partial) 2027 Current assets Cash and cash equivalents Accounts receivable, net Inventories Other current assets Total current assets Current liabilities $3,010 3,060 2,560 1,710 $10,340 $4,239 2026 $1,860 3,160 2,860 1.510 $9,390 $5.540
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Transcribed Image Text:Suppose 3M Company reported the following financial data for 2027 and 2026 (in millions).
3M COMPANY
Balance Sheet (partial)
2027
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Accounts receivable, net
Inventories
Other current assets
Total current assets
Current liabilities
(a)
Your answer is correct.
(b)
Current ratio
Calculate the current ratio for 3M for 2027 and 2026. (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 1.25:1)
2026
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2026
$3,010 $1,860
3,060 3.160
2,560
1,710
1.510
$10,340 $9,390
$4,239 $5,540
2027
2,860
2.44:1
169:1
:1
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Suppose that at the end of 2027, 3M management used $310 million cash to pay off $310 million of accounts payable. How would
its current ratio change? (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 1.25:1)
Current ratio
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