Following are data from the statements of two companies selling comparable products: Current Year-End Balance Sheets                                                                                                          Nike                     Zing                                                                                                    Company                 Company Cash............................................................................................. 119.00                   180.00 Notes receivable ........................................................................... 77.00                   32.00 Accounts receivable, net ............................................................... 420.00                  640.00 Merchandise inventory ................................................................. 588.00                 877.00 Prepaid expenses .......................................................................... 16.00                  55.00 Plant and equipment, net............................................................... 2,321.00              2,744.00 Total assets................................................................................... 3,541.00                4,528.00 Current liabilities.......................................................................... 560.00                       800.00 Mortgage payable ......................................................................... 700.00                    800.00 Common shares, no-par value....................................................... 1,400.00               1,600.00 Retained earnings ......................................................................... 881.00                   1,328.00 Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity ....................................... 3,541.00                 4,528.00 Data from the Current Year’s Income Statement Sales............................................................................................. 6,720.00                 8,800.00 Cost of goods sold ........................................................................ 5,280.00                  6,998.00 Interest expense ............................................................................ 41.00                       56.00 Net income ................................................................................... 233.00                       288.00 Beginning-of-Year Data Merchandise inventory ................................................................. 531.00                        851.00 Total assets................................................................................... 3,458.00                     4,431.00 Shareholders’ equity..................................................................... 2,170.00                      2,851.00 Required: 1. Calculate current ratios, acid-test ratios, merchandise/Inventory turnovers, and days’ sales uncollected for the two companies. Then state which company you think is the better short-term credit risk and why. 2. Calculate the return on total assets employed and return on shareholders’ equity. Then, under the assumption that each company’s shares can be purchased at

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Following are data from the statements of two companies selling comparable products:
Current Year-End Balance Sheets


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Cash............................................................................................. 119.00                   180.00
Notes receivable ........................................................................... 77.00                   32.00
Accounts receivable, net ............................................................... 420.00                  640.00
Merchandise inventory ................................................................. 588.00                 877.00
Prepaid expenses .......................................................................... 16.00                  55.00
Plant and equipment, net............................................................... 2,321.00              2,744.00
Total assets................................................................................... 3,541.00                4,528.00
Current liabilities.......................................................................... 560.00                       800.00
Mortgage payable ......................................................................... 700.00                    800.00
Common shares, no-par value....................................................... 1,400.00               1,600.00
Retained earnings ......................................................................... 881.00                   1,328.00
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity ....................................... 3,541.00                 4,528.00
Data from the Current Year’s Income Statement
Sales............................................................................................. 6,720.00                 8,800.00
Cost of goods sold ........................................................................ 5,280.00                  6,998.00
Interest expense ............................................................................ 41.00                       56.00
Net income ................................................................................... 233.00                       288.00
Beginning-of-Year Data
Merchandise inventory ................................................................. 531.00                        851.00
Total assets................................................................................... 3,458.00                     4,431.00
Shareholders’ equity..................................................................... 2,170.00                      2,851.00
Required:
1. Calculate current ratios, acid-test ratios, merchandise/Inventory turnovers, and days’ sales
uncollected for the two companies. Then state which company you think is the better short-term
credit risk and why.
2. Calculate the return on total assets employed and return on shareholders’ equity. Then,
under the assumption that each company’s shares can be purchased at 

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