Jay Oullette, CEO of Bumper to Bumper Inc., anticipates that his company's year-end balance sheet will show current assets of $12,666 and current liabilities of $7,560. Oullette has asked your advice concerning a possible early payment of $3,790 of accounts payable before year-end, even though payment isn't due until later. Required: Calculate the firm’s working capital and current ratio under each situation. Assume that Bumper to Bumper had negotiated a short-term bank loan of $6,000 that can be drawn down either before or after the end of the year. Calculate working capital and the current ratio at year-end under each situation, assuming that early payment of accounts payable is not made. When would you recommend that the loan be taken?

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Jay Oullette, CEO of Bumper to Bumper Inc., anticipates that his company's year-end balance sheet will show current assets of $12,666 and current liabilities of $7,560. Oullette has asked your advice concerning a possible early payment of $3,790 of accounts payable before year-end, even though payment isn't due until later.

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  1. Calculate the firm’s working capital and current ratio under each situation.
  2. Assume that Bumper to Bumper had negotiated a short-term bank loan of $6,000 that can be drawn down either before or after the end of the year. Calculate working capital and the current ratio at year-end under each situation, assuming that early payment of accounts payable is not made. When would you recommend that the loan be taken?

 

Required A
Required B1
Required B2
Calculate the firm's working capital and current ratio under each situation. (Round "Current ratio" answers to 1 decimal
place.)
Do Not Prepay
Accounts Payable Accounts Payable
Prepay
Working capital
Current ratio
Transcribed Image Text:Required A Required B1 Required B2 Calculate the firm's working capital and current ratio under each situation. (Round "Current ratio" answers to 1 decimal place.) Do Not Prepay Accounts Payable Accounts Payable Prepay Working capital Current ratio
Assume that Bumper to Bumper had negotiated a short-term bank loan of $6,000 that can be drawn down either before or
after the end of the year. Calculate working capital and the current ratio at year-end under each situation, assuming that early
payment of accounts payable is not made. (Round "Current ratio" answers to 1 decimal place.)
Without Loan
With Loan
Working capital
Current ratio
Transcribed Image Text:Assume that Bumper to Bumper had negotiated a short-term bank loan of $6,000 that can be drawn down either before or after the end of the year. Calculate working capital and the current ratio at year-end under each situation, assuming that early payment of accounts payable is not made. (Round "Current ratio" answers to 1 decimal place.) Without Loan With Loan Working capital Current ratio
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