Working capital. Current ratio. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Quick ratio. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Receivables turnover (beginning receivables at January 1, 2018, were $37,000). (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Average days to collect accounts receivable.

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Financial statements for Benson Company follow.

 

BENSON COMPANY
Balance Sheets
As of December 31
  2019   2018
Assets              
Current assets              
Cash $ 17,500     $ 13,500  
Marketable securities   20,300       6,300  
Accounts receivable (net)   44,000       36,000  
Inventories   129,000       137,000  
Prepaid items   28,000       13,000  
Total current assets   238,800       205,800  
Investments   27,000       20,000  
Plant (net)   270,000       255,000  
Land   29,000       24,000  
Total assets $ 564,800     $ 504,800  
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity              
Liabilities              
Current liabilities              
Notes payable $ 17,200     $ 8,500  
Accounts payable   88,800       75,000  
Salaries payable   24,000       18,000  
Total current liabilities   130,000       101,500  
Noncurrent liabilities              
Bonds payable   130,000       130,000  
Other   27,000       22,000  
Total noncurrent liabilities   157,000       152,000  
Total liabilities   287,000       253,500  
Stockholders’ equity              
Preferred stock, (par value $10, 5% cumulative, non-participating; 8,000 shares authorized and issued)   80,000       80,000  
Common stock (no par; 50,000 shares authorized; 10,000 shares issued)   80,000       80,000  
Retained earnings   117,800       91,300  
Total stockholders’ equity   277,800       251,300  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 564,800     $ 504,800  
 

 

BENSON COMPANY
Statements of Income and Retained Earnings
For the Years Ended December 31
  2019   2018
Revenues              
Sales (net) $ 260,000     $ 240,000  
Other revenues   8,600       5,600  
Total revenues   268,600       245,600  
Expenses              
Cost of goods sold   130,000       112,000  
Selling, general, and administrative   58,000       53,000  
Interest expense   8,900       8,100  
Income tax expense   38,000       37,000  
Total expenses   234,900       210,100  
Net earnings (net income)   33,700       35,500  
Retained earnings, January 1   91,300       63,000  
Less: Preferred stock dividends   4,000       4,000  
Common stock dividends   3,200       3,200  
Retained earnings, December 31 $ 117,800     $ 91,300  
 

 

Required

Calculate the following ratios for 2019 and 2018. Since 2017 numbers are not presented, do not use averages when calculating the ratios for 2018. Instead, use the number presented on the 2018 balance sheet.

  1. Working capital.
  2. Current ratio. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
  3. Quick ratio. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
  4. Receivables turnover (beginning receivables at January 1, 2018, were $37,000). (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
  5. Average days to collect accounts receivable. (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places and your final answers to the nearest whole number.)
  6. Inventory turnover (beginning inventory at January 1, 2018, was $143,000). (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
  7. Number of days to sell inventory. (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places and your final answers to the nearest whole number.)
  8. Debt to assets ratio. (Round your answers to the nearest whole percent.)
  9. Debt to equity ratio. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
  10. Number of times interest was earned. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
  11. Plant assets to long-term debt. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
  12. Net margin. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
  13. Turnover of assets. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
  14. Return on investment. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
  15. Return on equity. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
  16. Earnings per share. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
  17. Book value per share of common stock. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
  18. Price-earnings ratio (market price per share: 2018, $11.90; 2019, $12.80). (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)
  19. Dividend yield on common stock. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
 

 

 

 

 
 
 
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