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Concept Introduction
Current Liabilities:
Current Liabilities are the debts or economic obligations that a company owes to its creditors and that have to be settled within one year or within its operating cycle, whichever period is longer.
Operating Cycle:
An operating cycle represents the average period of time that a company takes to acquire inventory, sell the inventory and collect cash from its customers for the inventory sold to them.
To Find:
The items that are normally classified as current liabilities for a company that has a 15-month operating cycle from the options given in the question.
Given Info:
The following items are given for classifying current liabilities (and non-current liabilities) for a company that has a 15-month operating cycle:
- Portion of long-term note due in 15 months.
- Note payable maturing in 2 years.
- Note payable due in 18 months.
- Note payable due in 11 months.
- FICA taxes payable.
- Salaries payable.
Answer to Problem 1QS
Solution:
The following items are normally classified as current liabilities for a company that has a 15-month operating cycle:
- Portion of long-term note due in 15 months.
- Note Payable due in 11 months.
- FICA taxes payable.
- Salaries payable.
The remaining items that are 'Note Payable maturing in 2 years' and 'Note Payable due in 18 months' are considered as non-current liabilities for a company that has a 15-month operating cycle.
Explanation of Solution
The classification of current and non-current liabilities for a company that has a 15-month operating cycle is explained as follows:
- Portion of long-term note due in 15 months- This is a current liability because the portion of long-term note is getting due in 15 months which is within the company's 15-month operating cycle.
- Note payable maturing in 2 years- This is not a current liability because note payable is maturing in 2 years and this is not within the company's 15-month operating cycle.
- Note payable due in 18 months- This is not a current liability because note payable is getting due in 18 months and this is not within the company's 15-month operating cycle.
- Note payable due in 11 months- This is a current liability because the note payable is getting due in 11 months which is within the company's 15-month operating cycle.
- FICA taxes payable- FICA taxes payable is a current liability because a company has to pay FICA taxes to the federal government within few days i.e. within one year or within its operating cycle.
- Salaries payable- Salaries payable is a current liability because salaries are typically payable by the company in less than one year.
A company's current liabilities have to be settled within one year or within its operating cycle, whichever period is longer. Therefore, a company that has a 15-month operating cycle should consider those items as current liabilities that have to be settled within 15 months.
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