Sherwood, Inc., the parent company of Frito-Lay snack foods and Sherwood beverages, had the following current assets and current liabilities at the end of two recent years:   Current Year (in millions) Previous Year (in millions) Cash and cash equivalents $4,417   $4,604   Short-term investments, at cost 3,137   8,550   Accounts and notes receivable, net 9,972   8,770   Inventories 1,143   762   Prepaid expenses and other current assets 381   282   Short-term obligations 305   3,236   Accounts payable 7,315   7,204   a.  Determine the (1) current ratio and (2) quick ratio for both years. Round to one decimal place.   Current Year Previous Year 1.  Current ratio fill in the blank 1 fill in the blank 2 2.  Quick ratio fill in the blank 3 fill in the blank 4 b.  The liquidity of Sherwood has    some over this time period. Both the current and quick ratios have    . Sherwood is a     company with     resources for meeting short-term obligations. Its liquidity as measured by the current and quick ratios has     during this period.

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Current Position Analysis

Sherwood, Inc., the parent company of Frito-Lay snack foods and Sherwood beverages, had the following current assets and current liabilities at the end of two recent years:

  Current Year
(in millions)
Previous Year
(in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents $4,417   $4,604  
Short-term investments, at cost 3,137   8,550  
Accounts and notes receivable, net 9,972   8,770  
Inventories 1,143   762  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 381   282  
Short-term obligations 305   3,236  
Accounts payable 7,315   7,204  

a.  Determine the (1) current ratio and (2) quick ratio for both years. Round to one decimal place.

  Current Year Previous Year
1.  Current ratio fill in the blank 1 fill in the blank 2
2.  Quick ratio fill in the blank 3 fill in the blank 4

b.  The liquidity of Sherwood has

 

 some over this time period. Both the current and quick ratios have 

 

. Sherwood is a 

 

 company with 

 

 resources for meeting short-term obligations. Its liquidity as measured by the current and quick ratios has 

 

 during this period.

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