Current assets and current liabilities for Brimstone Company follow: 2019 2018 Current assets $1,586,250 $1,210,000 Current liabilities 705,000 550,000 a. Determine the working capital and current ratio for 2019 and 2018. b. Does the change in the current ratio from 2018 to 2019 indicate a favorable or an unfavorable change?
Current assets and current liabilities for Brimstone Company follow: 2019 2018 Current assets $1,586,250 $1,210,000 Current liabilities 705,000 550,000 a. Determine the working capital and current ratio for 2019 and 2018. b. Does the change in the current ratio from 2018 to 2019 indicate a favorable or an unfavorable change?
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![Current assets and current liabilities for Brimstone Company follow:
2019
2018
Current assets
$1,586,250
$1,210,000
Current liabilities
705,000
550,000
a. Determine the working capital and current ratio for 2019 and 2018.
b.
Does the change in the current ratio from 2018 to 2019 indicate a favorable
or an unfavorable change?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F7ca75a87-5c08-4a02-bf97-2d1d8ab19c31%2F3f0259c6-44d2-4950-af74-18607e16b589%2Fswave9c.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Current assets and current liabilities for Brimstone Company follow:
2019
2018
Current assets
$1,586,250
$1,210,000
Current liabilities
705,000
550,000
a. Determine the working capital and current ratio for 2019 and 2018.
b.
Does the change in the current ratio from 2018 to 2019 indicate a favorable
or an unfavorable change?
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