Refer to the financial statements of Mixon Company in Exercises 1–3 and 1–5. The following additional information about the company is known: Please see attached images Commonstockmarketprice,December31,2006 ...... $15.00 Common stock market price, December 31, 2005 . . . . . . 14.00 Annualcashdividendspersharein2006 ............ 0.60 Annualcashdividendspersharein2005 ............ 0.30 To help evaluate the profitability of the company, compute the following for 2006 and 2005: (a) return on common stockholders’ equity, (b) price-earnings ratio on December 31, and (c) divi- dend yield.
Refer to the financial statements of Mixon Company in Exercises 1–3 and 1–5. The following additional information about the company is known: Please see attached images Commonstockmarketprice,December31,2006 ...... $15.00 Common stock market price, December 31, 2005 . . . . . . 14.00 Annualcashdividendspersharein2006 ............ 0.60 Annualcashdividendspersharein2005 ............ 0.30 To help evaluate the profitability of the company, compute the following for 2006 and 2005: (a) return on common stockholders’ equity, (b) price-earnings ratio on December 31, and (c) divi- dend yield.
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
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Refer to the financial statements of Mixon Company in Exercises 1–3 and 1–5. The following additional information about the company is known: Please see attached images
Commonstockmarketprice,December31,2006 ...... $15.00
Common stock market price, December 31, 2005 . . . . . . 14.00
Annualcashdividendspersharein2006 ............ 0.60
Annualcashdividendspersharein2005 ............ 0.30
To help evaluate the profitability of the company, compute the following for 2006 and 2005: (a) return on common

Transcribed Image Text:Mixon Company's year-end balance sheets show the following:
Cash
Accounts receivable, net
Merchandise inventory
Prepaid expenses
Plant assets, net
Total assets
Accounts payable ..
Long-term notes payable secured
by mortgages on plant assets
Common stock, $10 par value
Retained earnings
Total liabilities and equity
2006
$ 30,800
88,500
111,500
9,700
277,500
$518,000
$128,900
97,500
162,500
129,100
$518,000
2005
2004
$ 35,625
$36,800
62,500
49,200
82,500
53,000
9,375
4,000
255,000
229,500
$445,000
$372,500
$ 75,250 $ 49,250
102,500
82,500
162,500
162,500
104,750
78,250
$445,000 $372,500
Required:
Compare the year-end short-term liquidity position of this company at the end of 2006, 2005,
and 2004 by computing the: (a) current ratio and (b) acid-test ratio. Comment on the ratio
results.
EXERCISE 1-3
Evaluating Short-Term
Liquidity

Transcribed Image Text:EXERCISE 1-5
Evaluating Short-Term
Liquidity
Refer to the information in Exercise 1-3 about Mixon Company. The company's income state-
ments for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 show the following:
2006
Sales
Cost of goods sold
Other operating expenses
Interest expense
Income taxes
Total costs and expenses
Net income
Earnings per share
$410,225
208,550
11,100
8,525
$672,500
(638,400)
$ 34,100
$ 2.10
$344,500
133,980
12,300
7,845
2005
$530,000
(498,625)
$ 31,375
$
1.93
Required:
For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, assume all sales are on credit and then compute
the following: (a) collection period, (b) accounts receivable turnover, (c) inventory turnover, and
(d) days' sales in inventory. Comment on the changes in the ratios from 2005 to 2006.
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