You are provided with the Financial Statements of Commercial Hospitality Traders for the year ended 30 June 2017.  Analyse the statements and provide advice to the owners. Commercial Hospitality Traders Income Statement For the year ended 30 June 2017   $ $ $ Sales   178,000   Less Cost of Goods Sold   95,000 83,000 Less Inventory adjustment     230 Gross Profit     82,770 Add other revenue       Rent Received   15,600   Gain on disposal of furniture   290         98,660 Less Other Operating Expenses       SELLING AND DISTRIBUTION       Advertising 2,600     Sales commission expense 1,340     Sales salaries 26,000     Delivery expenses 1,240     Depreciation - delivery vehicles 3,200     Depreciation - shop fittings 1,520 35,900   GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE       Rates 1,200     Wages 17,420     Insurance 1,400     Telephone 3,650     Electricity 3,560     Donations 2,650 29,880   FINANCE EXPENSES       Bad Debts 550     Bank Charges 310     Provision for Doubtful Debts 650 1,510 67,290 Net Profit/Loss     31,370             Commercial Hospitality Traders Balance Sheet as at 30 June 2017     $ $ $ Current Assets         Petty Cash   260     Bank   6,230     Inventory Control   26,000     Accounts Receivable Control 34,870       Less Provision for doubtful debts 890 33,980     GST Clearing   2,000 68,470   Less Current Liabilities         Accounts Payable Control   32,000 32,000   WORKING CAPITAL     36,470             Add Non Current Assets         PROPERTY PLANT AND EQUIPMENT         Land and Buildings   350,000     Delivery Vehicles 48,000       Less Accumulated Depreciation - delivery vehicles 13,500 34,500     Shop Fittings 45,000       Less Accumulated Depreciation - Shop Fittings 16,900 28,100     INVESTMENTS         Shares in XYZ Ltd     5,000 417,600 Less: Non-current liabilities         Mortgage on land     120,000   Bank Loan     15,000 135,000 NET ASSETS       319,070 REPRESENTED BY:         Owner's Equity         Capital   300,300     Add net profit   31,370 331,670   Less Drawings     12,600   Total Owners Equity       319,070           USE FORMULA PROVIDED IN EXERCISE 1 AND EXERCISE 2 ABOVE WHEN CALCULATING RATIOS Calculate the gross profit percentage for 2017. Calculate the net profit percentage for 2017. Comment on the profitability of Commercial Hospitality Traders and provide 1 suggestion to Commercial Hospitality Traders to help them increase their profitability                                          Calculate the current ratio for 2017. Calculate the acid test ratio for 2017. Do you think that the business will experience liquidity problems in the near future? Explain briefly. Calculate the Equity Ratio Comment on the results of the Equity ratio. Calculate the Debt Ratio for 2017. Interpret the debt ratio and comment on Commercial Hospitality Traders financial stability.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
10th Edition
ISBN:9781259964947
Author:Libby
Publisher:Libby
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1Q
icon
Related questions
Question
Practice Pack

You are provided with the Financial Statements of Commercial Hospitality Traders for the year ended 30 June 2017.  Analyse the statements and provide advice to the owners.

Commercial Hospitality Traders

Income Statement

For the year ended 30 June 2017

 

$

$

$

Sales

 

178,000

 

Less Cost of Goods Sold

 

95,000

83,000

Less Inventory adjustment

 

 

230

Gross Profit

 

 

82,770

Add other revenue

 

 

 

Rent Received

 

15,600

 

Gain on disposal of furniture

 

290

 

 

 

 

98,660

Less Other Operating Expenses

 

 

 

SELLING AND DISTRIBUTION

 

 

 

Advertising

2,600

 

 

Sales commission expense

1,340

 

 

Sales salaries

26,000

 

 

Delivery expenses

1,240

 

 

Depreciation - delivery vehicles

3,200

 

 

Depreciation - shop fittings

1,520

35,900

 

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE

 

 

 

Rates

1,200

 

 

Wages

17,420

 

 

Insurance

1,400

 

 

Telephone

3,650

 

 

Electricity

3,560

 

 

Donations

2,650

29,880

 

FINANCE EXPENSES

 

 

 

Bad Debts

550

 

 

Bank Charges

310

 

 

Provision for Doubtful Debts

650

1,510

67,290

Net Profit/Loss

 

 

31,370

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Hospitality Traders

Balance Sheet

as at 30 June 2017

 

 

$

$

$

Current Assets

 

 

 

 

Petty Cash

 

260

 

 

Bank

 

6,230

 

 

Inventory Control

 

26,000

 

 

Accounts Receivable Control

34,870

 

 

 

Less Provision for doubtful debts

890

33,980

 

 

GST Clearing

 

2,000

68,470

 

Less Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Accounts Payable Control

 

32,000

32,000

 

WORKING CAPITAL

 

 

36,470

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add Non Current Assets

 

 

 

 

PROPERTY PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

 

 

 

Land and Buildings

 

350,000

 

 

Delivery Vehicles

48,000

 

 

 

Less Accumulated Depreciation - delivery vehicles

13,500

34,500

 

 

Shop Fittings

45,000

 

 

 

Less Accumulated Depreciation - Shop Fittings

16,900

28,100

 

 

INVESTMENTS

 

 

 

 

Shares in XYZ Ltd

 

 

5,000

417,600

Less: Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

 

Mortgage on land

 

 

120,000

 

Bank Loan

 

 

15,000

135,000

NET ASSETS

 

 

 

319,070

REPRESENTED BY:

 

 

 

 

Owner's Equity

 

 

 

 

Capital

 

300,300

 

 

Add net profit

 

31,370

331,670

 

Less Drawings

 

 

12,600

 

Total Owners Equity

 

 

 

319,070

 

 

 

 

 

USE FORMULA PROVIDED IN EXERCISE 1 AND EXERCISE 2 ABOVE WHEN CALCULATING RATIOS

  1. Calculate the gross profit percentage for 2017.
  2. Calculate the net profit percentage for 2017.
  3. Comment on the profitability of Commercial Hospitality Traders and provide 1 suggestion to Commercial Hospitality Traders to help them increase their profitability                                         
  4. Calculate the current ratio for 2017.
  5. Calculate the acid test ratio for 2017.
  6. Do you think that the business will experience liquidity problems in the near future? Explain briefly.
  7. Calculate the Equity Ratio
  8. Comment on the results of the Equity ratio.
  9. Calculate the Debt Ratio for 2017.
  10. Interpret the debt ratio and comment on Commercial Hospitality Traders financial stability.
Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

video

Learn your way

Includes step-by-step video

steps

Step by step

Solved in 5 steps

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Accounting for discounts
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
Recommended textbooks for you
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259964947
Author:
Libby
Publisher:
MCG
Accounting
Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337272094
Author:
WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337619202
Author:
Hall, James A.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…
Accounting
ISBN:
9780134475585
Author:
Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher:
PEARSON
Intermediate Accounting
Intermediate Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259722660
Author:
J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259726705
Author:
John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education