Financial & Managerial Accounting
Financial & Managerial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781337119207
Author: Carl Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 10, Problem 2ADM

A.

To determine

Ratio analysis

It is the financial analysis tool for measuring the profitability, liquidity, capability and overall performance of a company.

Following are the two measures of liquidity:

  1. 1. Current ratio: Current ratio is used to determine the relationship between current assets and current liabilities. The ideal current ratio is 2:1.
  2. 2. Quick ratio: Quick ratio measures the immediate debt paying capacity of a business, which can be measured by dividing quick assets by the current liabilities. Quick assets represent cash, readily marketable securities, and accounts receivable.
  3. 3. Working capital: Total current assets minus total current liabilities are the working capital of a company.

To compute: The working capital for three years.

B.

To determine

To compute: The current ratio for three years.

C.

To determine

To compute: The quick ratio for three years.

D.

To determine

To interpret: The short-term liquidity for three years from Part C.

E.

To determine

To identify: Whether two measures of Part A and Part B is consistent with analysis done in Part D.

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Financial & Managerial Accounting

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