Given the book values of the inventory items of a Farm A as of 31 December 2018:    ITEM VALUE (P) 1 Accounts Payable 5,000 2 Machines and equipment 15,000 3 Cash-on-hand 1,500 4 Merchandise inventories 12,400 5 Remaining balance on long-term debt 8,700 6 Buildings and improvements 20,000 7 Current portion of long-term debt 1,700 8 Accrued interest payable 1,400 9 Accounts receivable 6,200 10 Mortgage payable 14,500 11 Land 50,000 12 Prepaid expenses 700 1. Construct the balance sheet of Farm A as of 31 December 2018. 2. Compute for and interpret the following: a. Current ratio b. Working capital c. Acid-test ratio

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Given the book values of the inventory items of a Farm A as of 31 December 2018: 

  ITEM VALUE (P)
1 Accounts Payable 5,000
2 Machines and equipment 15,000
3 Cash-on-hand 1,500
4 Merchandise inventories 12,400
5 Remaining balance on long-term debt 8,700
6 Buildings and improvements 20,000
7 Current portion of long-term debt 1,700
8 Accrued interest payable 1,400
9 Accounts receivable 6,200
10 Mortgage payable 14,500
11 Land 50,000
12 Prepaid expenses 700

1. Construct the balance sheet of Farm A as of 31 December 2018.
2. Compute for and interpret the following:
a. Current ratio
b. Working capital
c. Acid-test ratio
d. Net capital ratio
e. Networth ratio
f. Debt/Asset ratio
g. Debt/Equity ratio
3. What can you say about the short-run and long-run financial conditions of Farm A?
4. What do you think is the main limitation of the given information? Can you effectively analyze both the short-run and long-run positions of Farm A? Why or why not?

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