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Introduction:
Current Account: From accounting point of view, there are two type of current account: -
⮚ Current Asset: - Any asset expected to last or be in use for less than one year or within the normal operating cycle is considered as current asset. Example: - Receivables, Inventory and Work in process.
⮚ Current Liabilities: - Any liability that a company is required to settle within the next 12 months or which it expects to settle within its normal operating cycle. Example: Account Payable, Salary Payable.
Formula of Current ratio=
To calculate:-
a) Identify Current Accounts, i.e. current asset or current liabilities from the given accounts in question
b) Current Ratio
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