Summary information from the financial statements of two companies competing in the same industry follows.     Barco Company Kyan Company     Barco Company Kyan Company Data from the current year-end balance

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Summary information from the financial statements of two companies competing in the same industry follows.
 

  Barco
Company
Kyan
Company
    Barco
Company
Kyan
Company
Data from the current year-end balance sheets   Data from the current year’s income statement
Assets               Sales $ 800,000   $ 926,200  
Cash $ 18,500   $ 31,000     Cost of goods sold   595,100     638,500  
Accounts receivable, net   37,400     55,400     Interest expense   9,200     10,000  
Merchandise inventory   84,740     136,500     Income tax expense   15,377     25,570  
Prepaid expenses   6,000     7,700     Net income   180,323     252,130  
Plant assets, net   350,000     307,400     Basic earnings per share   4.75     5.84  
Total assets $ 496,640   $ 538,000     Cash dividends per share   3.81     3.98  
                 
Liabilities and Equity               Beginning-of-year balance sheet data  
Current liabilities $ 62,340   $ 94,300     Accounts receivable, net $ 31,800   $ 53,200  
Long-term notes payable   84,800     109,000     Merchandise inventory   61,600     111,400  
Common stock, $5 par value   190,000     216,000     Total assets   388,000     412,500  
Retained earnings   159,500     118,700     Common stock, $5 par value   190,000     216,000  
Total liabilities and equity $ 496,640   $ 538,000     Retained earnings   123,957     38,506  
 

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1a. For both companies compute the (a) current ratio, (b) acid-test ratio, (c) accounts receivable turnover, (d) inventory turnover, (e) days’ sales in inventory, and (f) days’ sales uncollected. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
1b. Identify the company you consider to be the better short-term credit risk.

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