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Selected current year-end financial statements of Cabot Corporation follow. (All sales were on credit; selected balance sheet amounts at December 31 of the prior year were inventory, $51,900; total assets, $219,400; common stock, $81,000; and retained earnings, $34,953.)   CABOT CORPORATION Balance Sheet December 31 of current year Assets   Liabilities and Equity   Cash $ 12,000 Accounts payable $ 16,500 Short-term investments 9,000 Accrued wages payable 3,800 Accounts receivable, net 33,200 Income taxes payable 4,700 Merchandise inventory 36,150 Long-term note payable, secured by mortgage on plant assets 71,400 Prepaid expenses 2,800 Common stock 81,000 Plant assets, net 151,300 Retained earnings 67,050 Total assets $ 244,450 Total liabilities and equity $ 244,450   CABOT CORPORATION Income Statement For Current Year Ended December 31 Sales $ 455,600 Cost of goods sold 298,050 Gross profit 157,550 Operating expenses 99,500 Interest expense 4,300 Income before taxes 53,750 Income tax expense 21,653 Net income $ 32,097   Required: Compute the following: (1) current ratio, (2) acid-test ratio, (3) days' sales uncollected,

Selected current year-end financial statements of Cabot Corporation follow. (All sales were on credit; selected balance sheet amounts at December 31 of the prior year were inventory, $51,900; total assets, $219,400; common stock, $81,000; and retained earnings, $34,953.)   CABOT CORPORATION Balance Sheet December 31 of current year Assets   Liabilities and Equity   Cash $ 12,000 Accounts payable $ 16,500 Short-term investments 9,000 Accrued wages payable 3,800 Accounts receivable, net 33,200 Income taxes payable 4,700 Merchandise inventory 36,150 Long-term note payable, secured by mortgage on plant assets 71,400 Prepaid expenses 2,800 Common stock 81,000 Plant assets, net 151,300 Retained earnings 67,050 Total assets $ 244,450 Total liabilities and equity $ 244,450   CABOT CORPORATION Income Statement For Current Year Ended December 31 Sales $ 455,600 Cost of goods sold 298,050 Gross profit 157,550 Operating expenses 99,500 Interest expense 4,300 Income before taxes 53,750 Income tax expense 21,653 Net income $ 32,097   Required: Compute the following: (1) current ratio, (2) acid-test ratio, (3) days' sales uncollected,

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Selected current year-end financial statements of Cabot Corporation follow. (All sales were on credit; selected balance sheet amounts at December 31 of the prior year were inventory, $51,900; total assets, $219,400; common stock, $81,000; and retained earnings, $34,953.)
 

CABOT CORPORATION
Balance Sheet
December 31 of current year
Assets   Liabilities and Equity  
Cash $ 12,000 Accounts payable $ 16,500
Short-term investments 9,000 Accrued wages payable 3,800
Accounts receivable, net 33,200 Income taxes payable 4,700
Merchandise inventory 36,150 Long-term note payable, secured by mortgage on plant assets 71,400
Prepaid expenses 2,800 Common stock 81,000
Plant assets, net 151,300 Retained earnings 67,050
Total assets $ 244,450 Total liabilities and equity $ 244,450

 

CABOT CORPORATION
Income Statement
For Current Year Ended December 31
Sales $ 455,600
Cost of goods sold 298,050
Gross profit 157,550
Operating expenses 99,500
Interest expense 4,300
Income before taxes 53,750
Income tax expense 21,653
Net income $ 32,097

 
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Compute the following: (1) current ratio, (2) acid-test ratio, (3) days' sales uncollected, (4) inventory turnover, (5) days' sales in inventory, (6) debt-to-equity ratio, (7) times interest earned, (8) profit margin ratio, (9) total asset turnover, (10) return on total assets, and (11) return on equity. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
 

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Compute the current ratio and acid-test ratio.

 
 
 
 
(1) Current Ratio
  Numerator: / Denominator: = Current Ratio
    /   = Current ratio
    /   =   to 1
 
(2) Acid-Test Ratio
  Numerator: / Denominator: = Acid-Test Ratio
    /   = Acid-Test Ratio
    /   =   to 1

Compute the days' sales uncollected.

3.

 
 
 
 
(3) Days' Sales Uncollected
  Numerator: / Denominator: × Days = Days Sales Uncollected
    /   ×   = Days sales uncollected
    /   ×   =   days
4. 

Compute the inventory turnover.

 
 
 
 
(4) Inventory Turnover
  Numerator: / Denominator: = Inventory Turnover
    /   = Inventory turnover
    /   =   times
5. 

Compute the days' sales in inventory.

 
 
 
 
(5) Days’ Sales in Inventory
  Numerator: / Denominator: × Days = Days’ Sales in Inventory
    /   ×   = Days’ sales in inventory
    /   ×   =   days
6. 

Compute the debt-to-equity ratio.

 
 
 
 
(6) Debt-to-Equity Ratio
  Numerator: / Denominator: = Debt-to-Equity Ratio
    /   = Debt-to-equity ratio
    /   =   to 1
7. 

Compute the times interest earned.

 
 
 
 
(7) Times Interest Earned
  Numerator: / Denominator: = Times Interest Earned
    +   /   = Times interest earned
    +   /   =   times
 

8. 

Compute the profit margin ratio.

 
 
 
 
(8) Profit Margin Ratio
  Numerator: / Denominator: = Profit margin ratio
    /   = Profit margin ratio
    /   =   %
 

9. 

Compute the total asset turnover.

 
 
 
 
(9) Total Asset Turnover
  Numerator: / Denominator: = Total Asset Turnover
    /   = Total asset turnover
    /   =   times
10. 

Compute the return on total assets.

 
 
 
 
(10) Return on Total Assets
  Numerator: / Denominator: = Return on Total Assets
    /   = Return on total assets
    /   =   %
 

11. 

Compute the return on equity.

 
 
 
 
(11) Return on Equity
  Numerator: / Denominator = Return On Equity
    /   = Return on equity
    /   =   %
 
 
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