Cash Accounts receivable, net Merchandise inventory Prepaid expenses Plant assets, net Total assets .... .... Accounts payable.... Long-term notes payable secured by mortgages on plant assets Common stock, $10 par value Retained earnings Total liabilities and equity 2006 2005 $ 30,800 $ 35,625 88,500 62,500 111,500 82,500 9,700 9,375 277,500 255,000 $518,000 $445,000 $128,900 $ 75,250 97,500 162,500 129,100 $518,000 2004 $36,800 49,200 53,000 4,000 229,500 $372,500 $ 49,250 102,500 82,500 162,500 162,500 104,750 78,250 $445,000 $372,500 equired: Compare the year-end short-term liquidity position of this company at the end of 2006, 2 nd 2004 by computing the: (a) current ratio and (b) acid-test ratio. Comment on the
Cash Accounts receivable, net Merchandise inventory Prepaid expenses Plant assets, net Total assets .... .... Accounts payable.... Long-term notes payable secured by mortgages on plant assets Common stock, $10 par value Retained earnings Total liabilities and equity 2006 2005 $ 30,800 $ 35,625 88,500 62,500 111,500 82,500 9,700 9,375 277,500 255,000 $518,000 $445,000 $128,900 $ 75,250 97,500 162,500 129,100 $518,000 2004 $36,800 49,200 53,000 4,000 229,500 $372,500 $ 49,250 102,500 82,500 162,500 162,500 104,750 78,250 $445,000 $372,500 equired: Compare the year-end short-term liquidity position of this company at the end of 2006, 2 nd 2004 by computing the: (a) current ratio and (b) acid-test ratio. Comment on the
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1Q
Related questions
Topic Video
Question
Sh19

Transcribed Image Text:Mixon Company's year-end balance sheets show the following:
Cash
Accounts receivable, net
Merchandise inventory
Prepaid expenses
Plant assets, net
Total assets
Accounts payable
Long-term notes payable secured
by mortgages on plant assets
Common stock, $10 par value
Retained earnings
Total liabilities and equity
2006
$30,800
88,500
111,500
9,700
277,500
$518,000
$128,900
97,500
162,500
129,100
$518,000
2005
$ 35,625
62,500
82,500
9,375
255,000
$445,000
$ 75,250
2004
$36,800
49,200
53,000
4,000
229,500
$372,500
$ 49,250
102,500
82,500
162,500
162,500
104,750
78,250
$445,000 $372,500
Required:
Compare the year-end short-term liquidity position of this company at the end of 2006, 2005,
and 2004 by computing the: (a) current ratio and (b) acid-test ratio. Comment on the ratio
results.
Expert Solution

This question has been solved!
Explore an expertly crafted, step-by-step solution for a thorough understanding of key concepts.
This is a popular solution!
Trending now
This is a popular solution!
Step by step
Solved in 2 steps

Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Recommended textbooks for you


Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337272094
Author:
WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,

Accounting Information Systems
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337619202
Author:
Hall, James A.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,


Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337272094
Author:
WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,

Accounting Information Systems
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337619202
Author:
Hall, James A.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,

Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…
Accounting
ISBN:
9780134475585
Author:
Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher:
PEARSON

Intermediate Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259722660
Author:
J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education

Financial and Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259726705
Author:
John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education