tyson Company's working capital accounts at December 31, 2018, are given below:   Current Assets:        Cash   $100,000    Marketable Securities   50,000    Accounts Receivable $250,000       Less Allowance for Doubtful Accounts  (20,000) 230,000    Inventory, Lifo   300,000    Prepaid      8,000    Total Current Assets   $688,000       Current Liabilities:        Accounts Payable   $200,000    Notes Payable   50,000    Taxes Payable   10,000    Accrued Liabilities     30,000 Total Current Liabilities   $290,000   During 2019, DeCort Company completed the following transactions:   a. Purchased fixed assets for cash, $20,000. b. Exchanged DeCort Company common stock for land. Estimated value of transaction, $80,000. c. Payment of $40,000 on short-term notes payable. d. Sold marketable securities costing $20,000 for $25,000 cash. e. Sold DeCort Company common stock for $70,000. f. Wrote off an account receivable in the amount of $20,000. g. Paid a cash dividend in the amount of $5,000     h. Sold inventory costing $10,000 for $15,000 cash.     i. Paid accounts payable in the amount of $20,000. j. Sold marketable securities costing $20,000 for $20,000 cash.         Required: a. Compute the following as of December 31, 2018:     1. working capital   2. current ratio   3. acid-test ratio (conservative)   4. cash ratio   (These ratios are to be computed using only the December 31, 2008 data.)           b. For 2019, indicate the effect of each of the transactions given on working capital, current ratio, acid-test ratio, and cash ratio. Give the effect in terms of +, - , or none. Consider each transaction to be the first transaction of the year. Assume at the start of the year that the current ratio is over 2 to 1, the acid-test ratio is over 1 to 1, and the cash ratio is less than 1 to 1.   Format:     The Effect On       Acid-     Working Current Test Cash Transaction Capital Ratio Ratio Ratio

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  1. tyson Company's working capital accounts at December 31, 2018, are given below:

 

Current Assets:

 

 

   Cash

 

$100,000

   Marketable Securities

 

50,000

   Accounts Receivable

$250,000 

 

   Less Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 (20,000)

230,000

   Inventory, Lifo

 

300,000

   Prepaid

 

   8,000

   Total Current Assets

 

$688,000

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

   Accounts Payable

 

$200,000

   Notes Payable

 

50,000

   Taxes Payable

 

10,000

   Accrued Liabilities

 

  30,000

Total Current Liabilities

 

$290,000

 

During 2019, DeCort Company completed the following transactions:

 

a.

Purchased fixed assets for cash, $20,000.

b.

Exchanged DeCort Company common stock for land. Estimated value of transaction, $80,000.

c.

Payment of $40,000 on short-term notes payable.

d.

Sold marketable securities costing $20,000 for $25,000 cash.

e.

Sold DeCort Company common stock for $70,000.

f.

Wrote off an account receivable in the amount of $20,000.

g.

Paid a cash dividend in the amount of $5,000

 

 

h.

Sold inventory costing $10,000 for $15,000 cash.

 

 

i.

Paid accounts payable in the amount of $20,000.

j.

Sold marketable securities costing $20,000 for $20,000 cash.

 

 

 

 

Required:

a.

Compute the following as of December 31, 2018:

 

 

1.

working capital

 

2.

current ratio

 

3.

acid-test ratio (conservative)

 

4.

cash ratio

 

(These ratios are to be computed using only the December 31, 2008 data.)

       

 

b.

For 2019, indicate the effect of each of the transactions given on working capital, current ratio, acid-test ratio, and cash ratio. Give the effect in terms of +, - , or none. Consider each transaction to be the first transaction of the year. Assume at the start of the year that the current ratio is over 2 to 1, the acid-test ratio is over 1 to 1, and the cash ratio is less than 1 to 1.

 

Format:

 

 

The Effect On

 

 

 

Acid-

 

 

Working

Current

Test

Cash

Transaction

Capital

Ratio

Ratio

Ratio

 

 

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